diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index d0d2566..6598cbb 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.15.Final</version>
+      <version>4.1.71.Final</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Netty needs this if gzip is enabled. -->
     <dependency>