diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 36ddb673e6b4e..78bccfc53495d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         
         <javax.transaction.version>1.1</javax.transaction.version>
         
-        <netty.version>4.1.100.Final</netty.version>
+        <netty.version>4.1.99.Final</netty.version>
         <zookeeper.version>3.9.0</zookeeper.version>
         <curator.version>5.5.0</curator.version>
         <jetcd.version>0.7.6</jetcd.version>