diff --git a/test/java/spark/pom.xml b/test/java/spark/pom.xml
index e1fa9a6ff..37cf449d4 100644
--- a/test/java/spark/pom.xml
+++ b/test/java/spark/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <jackson.version>2.22.1</jackson.version> <!-- Upgraded from 2.15.3 -->
         <!-- jackson-annotations dropped the patch digit in 2.20; matches jackson.version's major.minor -->
         <jackson.annotations.version>2.22</jackson.annotations.version>
-        <netty.version>4.2.15.Final</netty.version> <!-- Upgraded to 4.1.125.Final for security fixes (CVE in netty-codec < 4.1.125.Final, netty-codec-http2 <= 4.1.123.Final) -->
+        <netty.version>4.2.16.Final</netty.version> <!-- Upgraded to 4.1.125.Final for security fixes (CVE in netty-codec < 4.1.125.Final, netty-codec-http2 <= 4.1.123.Final) -->
         <parquet.version>1.15.2</parquet.version> <!-- Upgraded to 1.15.2 for security fix -->
         <parquet.format.version>2.12.0</parquet.format.version>
         <surefire.jvm.args>