diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fec11d4d7c..d8020a45cd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <distMgmtStagingUrl>https://repository.apache.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2</distMgmtStagingUrl>
 
     <!--dependency versions in alphabetical order-->
-    <asynchttpclient.version>2.12.4</asynchttpclient.version>
+    <asynchttpclient.version>2.16.1</asynchttpclient.version>
     <bouncycastle.version>1.82</bouncycastle.version>
     <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>1.8</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
     <buildnumber-maven-plugin.version>1.1</buildnumber-maven-plugin.version>