diff --git a/services/git-bridge/pom.xml b/services/git-bridge/pom.xml
index 91e6a5d109..e42f31659e 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/pom.xml
+++ b/services/git-bridge/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.ning</groupId>
             <artifactId>async-http-client</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.3</version>
+            <version>1.9.38</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/writelatex-git-bridge.iml b/services/git-bridge/writelatex-git-bridge.iml
index fdc297f583..264fbec9b2 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/writelatex-git-bridge.iml
+++ b/services/git-bridge/writelatex-git-bridge.iml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
     <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util:9.3.9.v20160517" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-io:9.3.9.v20160517" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: com.google.code.gson:gson:2.6.2" level="project" />
-    <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: com.ning:async-http-client:1.9.3" level="project" />
-    <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: io.netty:netty:3.9.5.Final" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: com.ning:async-http-client:1.9.38" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: io.netty:netty:3.10.5.Final" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit:3.6.0.201412230720-r" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: com.jcraft:jsch:0.1.50" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: com.googlecode.javaewah:JavaEWAH:0.7.9" level="project" />