diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index e849f2c270a..9731725bc2c 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jcache = "1.1.1"
 junit5 = "5.10.3"
 junit-platform="1.10.3"
 logback = "1.5.8"
-logbook-netty = "2.16.0"
+logbook-netty = "3.7.0"
 log4j = "2.23.1"
 micronaut-aws = "4.7.1"
 micronaut-build-plugins="7.2.1"
diff --git a/src/main/docs/guide/httpServer/serverConfiguration/nettyClientPipeline.adoc b/src/main/docs/guide/httpServer/serverConfiguration/nettyClientPipeline.adoc
index 34005ee9907..8b94ac90a4c 100644
--- a/src/main/docs/guide/httpServer/serverConfiguration/nettyClientPipeline.adoc
+++ b/src/main/docs/guide/httpServer/serverConfiguration/nettyClientPipeline.adoc
@@ -11,5 +11,3 @@ snippet::io.micronaut.docs.netty.LogbookNettyClientCustomizer[tags="imports,clas
 <3> The actual customizer implements api:http.client.netty.NettyClientCustomizer[]
 <4> When a new channel is created, a new, specialized customizer is created for that channel
 <5> When the client signals that the stream pipeline has been fully constructed, the logbook handler is registered
-
-WARNING: Logbook has a https://github.com/zalando/logbook/issues/1216[major bug] that limits its usefulness with netty.
diff --git a/test-suite/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/docs/netty/LogbookNettyClientCustomizerSpec.groovy b/test-suite/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/docs/netty/LogbookNettyClientCustomizerSpec.groovy
index 2f7e6b96ee9..4132d73a19e 100644
--- a/test-suite/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/docs/netty/LogbookNettyClientCustomizerSpec.groovy
+++ b/test-suite/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/docs/netty/LogbookNettyClientCustomizerSpec.groovy
@@ -12,38 +12,7 @@ import io.micronaut.http.annotation.Get
 import io.micronaut.http.annotation.Post
 import io.micronaut.http.annotation.Produces
 import io.micronaut.http.client.HttpClient
-import io.micronaut.http.netty.channel.ChannelPipelineCustomizer
-import io.micronaut.http.server.netty.NettyHttpServer
 import io.micronaut.runtime.server.EmbeddedServer
-import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled
-import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext
-import io.netty.channel.ChannelOutboundHandlerAdapter
-import io.netty.channel.ChannelPromise
-import io.netty.channel.embedded.EmbeddedChannel
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http.DefaultFullHttpRequest
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http.FullHttpResponse
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpClientCodec
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpClientUpgradeHandler
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpHeaderNames
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpHeaderValues
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMethod
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpObjectAggregator
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpResponseStatus
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.DefaultHttp2Connection
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2ClientUpgradeCodec
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2SecurityUtil
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2Settings
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.HttpConversionUtil
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.HttpToHttp2ConnectionHandlerBuilder
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.InboundHttp2ToHttpAdapterBuilder
-import io.netty.handler.ssl.ApplicationProtocolConfig
-import io.netty.handler.ssl.ApplicationProtocolNames
-import io.netty.handler.ssl.ApplicationProtocolNegotiationHandler
-import io.netty.handler.ssl.SslContextBuilder
-import io.netty.handler.ssl.SupportedCipherSuiteFilter
-import io.netty.handler.ssl.util.InsecureTrustManagerFactory
 import jakarta.inject.Singleton
 import org.zalando.logbook.HttpRequest
 import org.zalando.logbook.HttpResponse
@@ -52,8 +21,6 @@ import org.zalando.logbook.Origin
 import org.zalando.logbook.Strategy
 import spock.lang.Specification
 
-import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
-
 class LogbookNettyClientCustomizerSpec extends Specification {
     def 'plaintext http 1'() {
         given:
@@ -183,6 +150,22 @@ class LogbookNettyClientCustomizerSpec extends Specification {
         ]
     }
 
+    @Controller("/logbook/logged")
+    @Requires(property = 'spec.name', value = 'LogbookNettyClientCustomizerSpec')
+    static class LoggedController {
+        @Get("/")
+        @Produces(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)
+        String index() {
+            return "hello"
+        }
+
+        @Post("/")
+        @Produces(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)
+        String index(@Body String body) {
+            return body
+        }
+    }
+
     @Requires(property = 'spec.name', value = 'LogbookNettyClientCustomizerSpec')
     @Factory
     static class LogbookFactory {
diff --git a/test-suite/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/docs/netty/LogbookNettyServerCustomizerSpec.groovy b/test-suite/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/docs/netty/LogbookNettyServerCustomizerSpec.groovy
index 55fdbc6c6d5..ec55f1c11fe 100644
--- a/test-suite/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/docs/netty/LogbookNettyServerCustomizerSpec.groovy
+++ b/test-suite/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/docs/netty/LogbookNettyServerCustomizerSpec.groovy
@@ -342,8 +342,7 @@ class LogbookNettyServerCustomizerSpec extends Specification {
                 'POST /logbook/logged',
                 'bar',
                 '200',
-                // second response body not included because of logbook bug: https://github.com/zalando/logbook/issues/1216
-                //'bar',
+                'bar',
         ]
 
         cleanup:
@@ -484,6 +483,7 @@ class LogbookNettyServerCustomizerSpec extends Specification {
     }
 
     @Controller("/logbook/logged")
+    @Requires(property = 'spec.name', value = 'LogbookNettyServerCustomizerSpec')
     static class LoggedController {
         @Get("/")
         @Produces(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)