diff --git a/commercetools/commercetools-async-http-client/build.gradle b/commercetools/commercetools-async-http-client/build.gradle
index ccf30c4faa..33f2e398da 100644
--- a/commercetools/commercetools-async-http-client/build.gradle
+++ b/commercetools/commercetools-async-http-client/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dependencies {
     api "io.netty:netty-codec:4.2.13.Final"
     api "io.netty:netty-codec-http:4.2.2.Final"
     api "io.netty:netty-codec-socks:4.2.13.Final"
-    api "io.netty:netty-handler-proxy:4.2.2.Final"
+    api "io.netty:netty-handler-proxy:4.2.13.Final"
     api "io.netty:netty-handler:4.2.13.Final"
     implementation javax.validation
 }