diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index 190b2d3ab3..62b5e24545 100644
--- a/dspace-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-api/pom.xml
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
             <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.68.Final</version>
+            <version>4.1.94.Final</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>io.netty</groupId>