diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/build.gradle b/plugins/repository-azure/build.gradle
index 8f566fce7b470..3e33a730f94ef 100644
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/repository-azure/build.gradle
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ dependencies {
   api 'com.azure:azure-storage-blob:12.15.0'
   api 'org.reactivestreams:reactive-streams:1.0.3'
   api 'io.projectreactor:reactor-core:3.4.17'
-  api 'io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty:1.0.17'
+  api 'io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty:1.0.18'
   api 'io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty-core:1.0.16'
   api 'io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty-http:1.0.18'
   api "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:${versions.slf4j}"
diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/reactor-netty-1.0.17.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/reactor-netty-1.0.17.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index a1f6aa3686692..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/reactor-netty-1.0.17.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-7720beb4f58a4379e6294d62766d2e9e1bfaf646
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/reactor-netty-1.0.18.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/reactor-netty-1.0.18.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..74e672b1d52c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/reactor-netty-1.0.18.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+8900bb8dcfc69f91f7c8f91a4b2a3ad9b56830d0
\ No newline at end of file