diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f23c20b..15dbb7e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.ning</groupId>
             <artifactId>async-http-client</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.2</version>
+            <version>1.9.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- end magic -->