diff --git a/benchmark/pom.xml b/benchmark/pom.xml
index ce505d83..196eb6bc 100644
--- a/benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
     <rx.netty.version>0.5.3</rx.netty.version>
     <rx.java.version>1.3.8</rx.java.version>
-    <netty.version>4.1.97.Final</netty.version>
+    <netty.version>4.1.98.Final</netty.version>
     <main.basedir>${project.basedir}/..</main.basedir>
 
     <moditect.skip>true</moditect.skip>