diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 494d732ff9..df67b8c48b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <distMgmtStagingUrl>https://repository.apache.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2</distMgmtStagingUrl>
 
     <!--dependency versions in alphabetical order-->
-    <asynchttpclient.version>2.12.3</asynchttpclient.version>
+    <asynchttpclient.version>2.12.4</asynchttpclient.version>
     <bouncycastle.version>1.78</bouncycastle.version>
     <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>1.8</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
     <buildnumber-maven-plugin.version>1.1</buildnumber-maven-plugin.version>