diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 19f5491..9f31107 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.ning</groupId>
                 <artifactId>async-http-client</artifactId>
-                <version>1.7.16</version>
+                <version>1.9.0</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>