diff --git a/oak-blob-cloud-azure/pom.xml b/oak-blob-cloud-azure/pom.xml
index 191050c21b8..156397681ee 100644
--- a/oak-blob-cloud-azure/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-blob-cloud-azure/pom.xml
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
     <name>Oak Azure Cloud Blob Store</name>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
-    <properties>
-        <netty.version>4.1.111.Final</netty.version>
-    </properties>
-
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/oak-blob-cloud/pom.xml b/oak-blob-cloud/pom.xml
index d68656ce51d..4eab9f0220b 100644
--- a/oak-blob-cloud/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-blob-cloud/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <properties>
-        <netty.version>4.1.111.Final</netty.version>
         <aws.version>1.12.761</aws.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/oak-parent/pom.xml b/oak-parent/pom.xml
index 66843c46e9d..549a5cac8a9 100644
--- a/oak-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-parent/pom.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     <testcontainers.version>1.20.3</testcontainers.version>
     <pax-exam.version>4.13.1</pax-exam.version>
     <groovy.version>3.0.22</groovy.version>
+    <netty.version>4.1.115.Final</netty.version>
     <!-- determines the bytecode version (i.e. the minimum JRE required to run the build artifact) -->
     <javaTargetVersion>11</javaTargetVersion>
     <maven.compiler.release>${javaTargetVersion}</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/oak-segment-azure/pom.xml b/oak-segment-azure/pom.xml
index 2d7a386d134..58343c663bf 100644
--- a/oak-segment-azure/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-segment-azure/pom.xml
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@
 
     <name>Oak Segment Azure</name>
 
-    <properties>
-        <netty.version>4.1.111.Final</netty.version>
-    </properties>
-
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/oak-segment-tar/pom.xml b/oak-segment-tar/pom.xml
index da5d9e4d077..8f713d43a44 100644
--- a/oak-segment-tar/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-segment-tar/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     <name>Oak Segment Tar</name>
 
     <properties>
-        <netty.version>4.1.111.Final</netty.version>
         <concurrentlinkedhashmap.version>1.4.2</concurrentlinkedhashmap.version>
     </properties>