diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/pom.xml
index 401884321..83da9fc5d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/pom.xml
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@
       <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+      <artifactId>netty-transport-classes-kqueue</artifactId>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-handler-proxy</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 861546511..b582cd856 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     <eea.version>2.2.1</eea.version>
     <jackson.version>2.12.5</jackson.version>
     <karaf.version>4.3.4</karaf.version>
-    <netty.version>4.1.68.Final</netty.version>
+    <netty.version>4.1.72.Final</netty.version>
     <okhttp.version>3.14.9</okhttp.version>
     <sat.version>0.12.0</sat.version>
     <spotless.version>2.0.3</spotless.version>