diff --git a/powertools-sqs/pom.xml b/powertools-sqs/pom.xml
index b88c1144a..b46db6bd0 100644
--- a/powertools-sqs/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-sqs/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     </developers>
 
     <properties>
-        <netty.version>4.2.0.RC3</netty.version>
+        <netty.version>4.2.8.Final</netty.version>
     </properties>
 
     <distributionManagement>