diff --git a/spring-cloud-etcd-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-etcd-dependencies/pom.xml
index a2eceeb..b1d2f65 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-etcd-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-etcd-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 		<spring-cloud-netflix.version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-netflix.version>
 		<archaius.version>0.7.1</archaius.version>
 		<etcd4j.version>2.7.0</etcd4j.version>
-		<netty.version>4.1.0.Beta5</netty.version>
+		<netty.version>5.0.0.Alpha2</netty.version>
 		<common.configuration.version>1.8</common.configuration.version>
 	</properties>