diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e1a738a406..ca281f4dbe 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ microsoftGraphVersion=6.69.0
 mssqlJdbcVersion=13.4.0.jre11
 
 # Netty - transitive dependency via azure-core-http-netty; force for CVE fixes
-nettyVersion=4.2.17.Final
+nettyVersion=4.2.18.Final
 # Reactor - transitive dependency via azure-core; force for version consistency across modules
 reactorCoreVersion=3.8.1