diff --git a/platform/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/platform/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index 3277df44b0a..b2d7ebd49e6 100644
--- a/platform/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/platform/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@ bom {
 			releaseNotes("https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j-java-driver/releases/tag/{version}")
 		}
 	}
-	library("Netty", "4.2.17.Final") {
+	library("Netty", "4.2.18.Final") {
 		prohibit {
 			contains ".Alpha"
 			contains ".Beta"