diff --git a/hadoop-project/pom.xml b/hadoop-project/pom.xml
index 243a357123..17b7eea0ba 100644
--- a/hadoop-project/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-project/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
     <htrace4.version>4.1.0-incubating</htrace4.version>
     <metrics.version>3.2.4</metrics.version>
     <netty3.version>3.10.6.Final</netty3.version>
-    <netty4.version>4.1.50.Final</netty4.version>
+    <netty4.version>4.1.61.Final</netty4.version>
     <snappy-java.version>1.1.8.2</snappy-java.version>
     <lz4-java.version>1.7.1</lz4-java.version>