diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index a89fd79..209c887 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ waterfall_version=1.20-R0.3-SNAPSHOT
 kyro_version=5.6.0
 kyro_ser_version=0.45
 # should always match the netty version in (latest) minecraft release
-netty_version=4.1.97.Final
+netty_version=4.1.112.Final
 # https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.bouncycastle/bcpkix-jdk18on
 bouncy_version=1.78.1
 # https://projectlombok.org/setup/maven