diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e579d7e245b..b350f42084d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.ning</groupId>
             <artifactId>async-http-client</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.12</version>
+            <version>1.9.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- OTHER DEPENDENCIES -->