diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 65dbf28275bc3..ab7d69d5b0278 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 - Bump `org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on` to `org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18` version 1.75 ([#8247](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/8247))
 - Bump `org.bouncycastle:bcmail-jdk15on` to `org.bouncycastle:bcmail-jdk15to18` version 1.75 ([#8247](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/8247))
 - Bump `org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on` to `org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15to18` version 1.75 ([#8247](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/8247))
+- Bump `netty` from 4.1.94.Final to 4.1.96.Final ([#9030](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/9030))
 
 ### Changed
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/buildSrc/version.properties b/buildSrc/version.properties
index 3fc7059b62b00..ba376b5becf02 100644
--- a/buildSrc/version.properties
+++ b/buildSrc/version.properties
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ protobuf          = 3.22.3
 # when updating the JNA version, also update the version in buildSrc/build.gradle
 jna               = 5.5.0
 
-netty             = 4.1.94.Final
+netty             = 4.1.96.Final
 joda              = 2.12.2
 jetty             = 9.4.51.v20230217
 
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deleted file mode 100644
index 05b1c2a4d614e..0000000000000
--- a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-buffer-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-eec248b26f16e888688e5bb37b7eeda76b78d2f7
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-buffer-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1 b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-buffer-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7abdb33dc79a2
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-codec-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1 b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-codec-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index baa7e25f1ac49..0000000000000
--- a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-codec-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
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diff --git a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-codec-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1 b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-codec-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8fdb32be1de0b
--- /dev/null
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-codec-http-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1 b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-codec-http-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c018be2565e5..0000000000000
--- a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-codec-http-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
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diff --git a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-codec-http-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1 b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-codec-http-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dfb0cf39463e2
--- /dev/null
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diff --git a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-common-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1 b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-common-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..85b5f52749671
--- /dev/null
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deleted file mode 100644
index b08e85ba7adf8..0000000000000
--- a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-handler-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fe4f48c68e78b
--- /dev/null
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diff --git a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-resolver-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1 b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-resolver-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c9e4dda2b852..0000000000000
--- a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-resolver-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
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diff --git a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-resolver-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1 b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-resolver-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9e93f013226cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-resolver-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-transport-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1 b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-transport-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index ed7760b8e15d1..0000000000000
--- a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-transport-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
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diff --git a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-transport-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1 b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-transport-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..707285d3d29c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-transport-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-transport-native-unix-common-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1 b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-transport-native-unix-common-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 43bc960a347a1..0000000000000
--- a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-transport-native-unix-common-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
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-3fa5f9d04b6b782d869d6e0657d896eeadca5866
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diff --git a/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-transport-native-unix-common-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1 b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-transport-native-unix-common-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e911c47d5ab1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/transport-netty4/licenses/netty-transport-native-unix-common-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+daf8578cade63a01525ee9d70371fa78e6e91094
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-dns-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-dns-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 670bd4c98a044..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-dns-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
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-9180660dc8479e1594b60b02fc27404af0ea43a6
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-dns-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-dns-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..42d5e60ce9d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-dns-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-http2-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-http2-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index e73026b412972..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-http2-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-http2-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-http2-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2fc787ee65197
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-socks-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-socks-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index de2c4d00aef09..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-socks-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
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-b9192c7cda295d75f236a13a0b1f5a008f05d516
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-socks-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-codec-socks-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8e959bdac5079
--- /dev/null
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-handler-proxy-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-handler-proxy-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index a2db8bece8f6f..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-handler-proxy-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-handler-proxy-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-handler-proxy-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d410208dada90
--- /dev/null
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-resolver-dns-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-resolver-dns-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 2fa927b3b77ba..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-resolver-dns-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-resolver-dns-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-resolver-dns-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5041cf5473505
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-transport-native-unix-common-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-transport-native-unix-common-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
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index 43bc960a347a1..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-transport-native-unix-common-4.1.94.Final.jar.sha1
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-transport-native-unix-common-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/netty-transport-native-unix-common-4.1.96.Final.jar.sha1
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index 0000000000000..32ced5451cfb6
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