diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 15bb0e6..ad97ccf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.ning</groupId>
             <artifactId>async-http-client</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.12</version>
+            <version>1.9.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>