diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 86e47b19..b33f5a83 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>netty-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>4.1.98.Final</version>
+                <version>4.1.97.Final</version>
                 <type>pom</type>
                 <scope>import</scope>
             </dependency>