diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ac04e16f..603a7031 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.ning</groupId>
         <artifactId>async-http-client</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.3</version>
+        <version>1.9.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>