diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 6c31dd1..b47c6e3 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ dependencies {
     // explicit versions below rather than the BOM. Using platform() also
     // future-proofs: if we later drop the explicit versions, the BOM will
     // supply them correctly.
-    compileOnly(platform("io.netty:netty-bom:4.2.15.Final"))
-    compileOnly("io.netty:netty-transport:4.2.15.Final")
-    compileOnly("io.netty:netty-buffer:4.2.15.Final")
-    compileOnly("io.netty:netty-codec:4.2.15.Final")
-    compileOnly("io.netty:netty-codec-http:4.2.15.Final")
-    compileOnly("io.netty:netty-handler:4.2.15.Final")
-    compileOnly("io.netty:netty-resolver:4.2.15.Final")
+    compileOnly(platform("io.netty:netty-bom:4.2.16.Final"))
+    compileOnly("io.netty:netty-transport:4.2.16.Final")
+    compileOnly("io.netty:netty-buffer:4.2.16.Final")
+    compileOnly("io.netty:netty-codec:4.2.16.Final")
+    compileOnly("io.netty:netty-codec-http:4.2.16.Final")
+    compileOnly("io.netty:netty-handler:4.2.16.Final")
+    compileOnly("io.netty:netty-resolver:4.2.16.Final")
 
     // Self-contained runtime deps: implementation keeps local tests and
     // JavaExec probes representative. The published plugin remains a thin
@@ -274,13 +274,13 @@ dependencies {
     // publish them transitively for this custom compile-only configuration.
     add("velocityOnly", "org.jetbrains:annotations:26.1.0")
     // Netty BOM as platform (see main dependencies block for rationale)
-    add("velocityOnly", platform("io.netty:netty-bom:4.2.15.Final"))
-    add("velocityOnly", "io.netty:netty-transport:4.2.15.Final")
-    add("velocityOnly", "io.netty:netty-buffer:4.2.15.Final")
-    add("velocityOnly", "io.netty:netty-codec:4.2.15.Final")
-    add("velocityOnly", "io.netty:netty-codec-http:4.2.15.Final")
-    add("velocityOnly", "io.netty:netty-handler:4.2.15.Final")
-    add("velocityOnly", "io.netty:netty-resolver:4.2.15.Final")
+    add("velocityOnly", platform("io.netty:netty-bom:4.2.16.Final"))
+    add("velocityOnly", "io.netty:netty-transport:4.2.16.Final")
+    add("velocityOnly", "io.netty:netty-buffer:4.2.16.Final")
+    add("velocityOnly", "io.netty:netty-codec:4.2.16.Final")
+    add("velocityOnly", "io.netty:netty-codec-http:4.2.16.Final")
+    add("velocityOnly", "io.netty:netty-handler:4.2.16.Final")
+    add("velocityOnly", "io.netty:netty-resolver:4.2.16.Final")
     // SnakeYAML for proxy-config.yml parsing (Velocity bundles it at runtime)
     add("velocityOnly", "org.yaml:snakeyaml:2.6")
 }
@@ -336,12 +336,12 @@ dependencies {
     add("bungeeOnly", "net.md-5:bungeecord-api:26.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
     add("bungeeOnly", "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.18")
     add("bungeeOnly", "org.yaml:snakeyaml:2.6")
-    add("bungeeOnly", platform("io.netty:netty-bom:4.2.15.Final"))
-    add("bungeeOnly", "io.netty:netty-transport:4.2.15.Final")
-    add("bungeeOnly", "io.netty:netty-buffer:4.2.15.Final")
-    add("bungeeOnly", "io.netty:netty-codec:4.2.15.Final")
-    add("bungeeOnly", "io.netty:netty-codec-http:4.2.15.Final")
-    add("bungeeOnly", "io.netty:netty-handler:4.2.15.Final")
+    add("bungeeOnly", platform("io.netty:netty-bom:4.2.16.Final"))
+    add("bungeeOnly", "io.netty:netty-transport:4.2.16.Final")
+    add("bungeeOnly", "io.netty:netty-buffer:4.2.16.Final")
+    add("bungeeOnly", "io.netty:netty-codec:4.2.16.Final")
+    add("bungeeOnly", "io.netty:netty-codec-http:4.2.16.Final")
+    add("bungeeOnly", "io.netty:netty-handler:4.2.16.Final")
 }
 sourceSets["bungee"].compileClasspath += bungeeOnly