diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipcamera/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipcamera/pom.xml
index 754341e2497..5642d80362a 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipcamera/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipcamera/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   <name>openHAB Add-ons :: Bundles :: IpCamera Binding</name>
 
   <properties>
-    <netty.version>4.1.42.Final</netty.version>
     <dep.noembedding>netty-common,netty-transport,netty-buffer,netty-resolver,netty-codec,netty-codec-http,netty-handler</dep.noembedding>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/pom.xml
index 7cbdf84d00a..fa095ca12f7 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/pom.xml
@@ -54,73 +54,73 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-transport-native-unix-common</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.42.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.42.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.42.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.42.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.42.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-resolver</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.42.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-transport</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.42.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-transport-native-epoll</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.42.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-buffer</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.42.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-transport-native-kqueue</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.42.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-handler-proxy</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.42.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-codec-socks</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.42.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/src/main/feature/feature.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/src/main/feature/feature.xml
index 1a473d4de86..ffb707e6144 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/src/main/feature/feature.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/src/main/feature/feature.xml
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 		<feature dependency="true">openhab.tp-jaxb</feature>
 		<bundle dependency="true">mvn:net.java.dev.jna/jna/4.5.2</bundle>
 		<bundle dependency="true">mvn:net.java.dev.jna/jna-platform/4.5.2</bundle>
-		<bundle dependency="true">mvn:io.netty/netty-transport-native-kqueue/4.1.42.Final</bundle>
-		<bundle dependency="true">mvn:io.netty/netty-handler-proxy/4.1.42.Final</bundle>
-		<bundle dependency="true">mvn:io.netty/netty-codec-socks/4.1.42.Final</bundle>
 		<bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.servicemix.specs/org.apache.servicemix.specs.activation-api-1.2.1/1.2.1_2</bundle>
 		<bundle start-level="80">mvn:org.openhab.addons.bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/${project.version}</bundle>
 	</feature>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.io.homekit/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.io.homekit/pom.xml
index f13eb8b741f..15edfc49dec 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.io.homekit/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.io.homekit/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
   <properties>
     <dep.noembedding>javax.json,javax.json-api,netty-common,netty-buffer,netty-transport,netty-handler,netty-codec,netty-codec-http,netty-resolver</dep.noembedding>
-    <netty.version>4.1.42.Final</netty.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.dynamodb/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.dynamodb/pom.xml
index eff28fe5bb3..67b5fee2be9 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.dynamodb/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.dynamodb/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
       netty & jackson. Let's ensure by listing relevant packages with dep.noembedding -->
     <dep.noembedding>netty-common,netty-transport,netty-transport-native-epoll,netty-transport-native-unix-common,netty-buffer,netty-resolver,netty-codec,netty-codec-http,netty-codec-http2,netty-handler,jackson-core,jackson-annotations,jackson-dataformat-cbor,jackson-databind</dep.noembedding>
     <!-- netty version matching the openhab.tp-netty feature version -->
-    <netty.version>4.1.42.Final</netty.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.21</slf4j.version>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/itests/org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant.tests/pom.xml b/itests/org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant.tests/pom.xml
index b02ef5d68a9..6a4bd9fb286 100644
--- a/itests/org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/itests/org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant.tests/pom.xml
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 
   <name>openHAB Add-ons :: Integration Tests :: MQTT HomeAssistant Tests</name>
 
-  <properties>
-    <netty.version>4.1.42.Final</netty.version>
-  </properties>
-
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.openhab.addons.bundles</groupId>
diff --git a/itests/org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie.tests/pom.xml b/itests/org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie.tests/pom.xml
index 7525a9b06b6..a760425b115 100644
--- a/itests/org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/itests/org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie.tests/pom.xml
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 
   <name>openHAB Add-ons :: Integration Tests :: MQTT Homie Tests</name>
 
-  <properties>
-    <netty.version>4.1.42.Final</netty.version>
-  </properties>
-
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.openhab.addons.bundles</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 267d4a928d2..8cb13db7084 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     <eea.version>2.2.1</eea.version>
     <jackson.version>2.12.2</jackson.version>
     <karaf.version>4.3.1</karaf.version>
+    <netty.version>4.1.63.Final</netty.version>
     <sat.version>0.11.1</sat.version>
     <spotless.version>2.0.3</spotless.version>