diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 93a09313a3f..b74ab7c24ce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         <version.xrootd4j>4.2.5</version.xrootd4j>
         <version.jersey>2.28</version.jersey>
         <version.dcache-view>2.0.2</version.dcache-view>
-        <version.netty>4.1.71.Final</version.netty>
+        <version.netty>4.1.59.Final</version.netty>
         <version.dcache>${project.version}</version.dcache>
         <version.swagger-ui>3.1.7</version.swagger-ui>
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>netty-tcnative-boringssl-static</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0.48.Final</version>
+                <version>2.0.39.Final</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.sleepycat</groupId>