diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 76c6939..f88b2a0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     </developers>
 
     <properties>
-        <netty.version>5.0.0.Alpha5</netty.version>
+        <netty.version>5.0.0.Alpha6-SNAPSHOT</netty.version>
         <netty.build.version>29</netty.build.version>
         <project.scm.id>github</project.scm.id>
         <release.gpg.keyname />