diff --git a/hbase-it/pom.xml b/hbase-it/pom.xml
index 2eb21038a738..30e5fdbdc9a4 100644
--- a/hbase-it/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-it/pom.xml
@@ -151,13 +151,6 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.htrace</groupId>
       <artifactId>htrace-core4</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <!-- Hadoop needs Netty 3.x at test scope for the minicluster -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-      <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-      <version>${netty.hadoop.version}</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-server/pom.xml b/hbase-server/pom.xml
index 3487b0b5d106..86d878ec2c4a 100644
--- a/hbase-server/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-server/pom.xml
@@ -803,13 +803,11 @@
             </exclusion>
           </exclusions>
         </dependency>
-        <!-- Hadoop needs Netty 3.x at test scope for the minicluster>
         <dependency>
-          <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-          <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-          <version>${netty.hadoop.version}</version>
+          <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
+          <artifactId>hadoop-minikdc</artifactId>
           <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency-->
+        </dependency>
       </dependencies>
       <build>
         <plugins>
diff --git a/hbase-zookeeper/pom.xml b/hbase-zookeeper/pom.xml
index 698610f3df12..8fa3318a0a4c 100644
--- a/hbase-zookeeper/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-zookeeper/pom.xml
@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@
       <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <!-- ZooKeeperServer needs the below dependencies, thus MiniZooKeeperCluster also needs them -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.xerial.snappy</groupId>
+      <artifactId>snappy-java</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5ad0c76e8aa7..577bc97b7380 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -549,9 +549,18 @@
     <hadoop.guava.version>11.0.2</hadoop.guava.version>
     <compat.module>hbase-hadoop2-compat</compat.module>
     <assembly.file>src/main/assembly/hadoop-two-compat.xml</assembly.file>
-    <!--This property is for hadoops netty. HBase netty
-         comes in via hbase-thirdparty hbase-shaded-netty-->
-    <netty.hadoop.version>3.6.2.Final</netty.hadoop.version>
+    <!--
+      These property is for transitive netty dependencies from thirdparty dependencies, like
+      hadoop and zookeeper. HBase netty comes in via hbase-thirdparty hbase-shaded-netty
+      In the old time, netty-all includes all the classes but maven does not know it so it is
+      possible that we have netty-all and netty-handler both on the classpath but they have
+      different version and cause conflicts. Newer version of netty-all solved the this problem
+      by depending all other netty modules, but we'd better still specify the version by our own
+      in the dependencyManagement section as it could still lead to different versions of netty
+      modules and cause trouble if we only rely on transitive dependencies.
+    -->
+    <netty3.version>3.10.6.Final</netty3.version>
+    <netty4.version>4.1.100.Final</netty4.version>
     <!-- end HBASE-15925 default hadoop compatibility values -->
     <audience-annotations.version>0.13.0</audience-annotations.version>
     <!--
@@ -565,7 +574,8 @@
     <commons-io.version>2.11.0</commons-io.version>
     <commons-lang3.version>3.9</commons-lang3.version>
     <commons-math.version>3.6.1</commons-math.version>
-    <disruptor.version>3.4.2</disruptor.version>
+    <commons-cli.version>1.5.0</commons-cli.version>
+    <disruptor.version>3.4.4</disruptor.version>
     <httpclient.version>4.5.13</httpclient.version>
     <httpcore.version>4.4.13</httpcore.version>
     <metrics-core.version>3.2.6</metrics-core.version>
@@ -589,7 +599,7 @@
     <protobuf.plugin.version>0.6.1</protobuf.plugin.version>
     <thrift.path>thrift</thrift.path>
     <thrift.version>0.14.1</thrift.version>
-    <zookeeper.version>3.5.7</zookeeper.version>
+    <zookeeper.version>3.8.3</zookeeper.version>
     <jline.version>2.11</jline.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.33</slf4j.version>
     <clover.version>4.0.3</clover.version>
@@ -633,6 +643,7 @@
     <spotless.version>2.27.2</spotless.version>
     <hbase-thirdparty.version>4.1.5</hbase-thirdparty.version>
     <maven-site.version>3.12.0</maven-site.version>
+    <snappy.version>1.1.10.4</snappy.version>
     <!-- Coverage properties -->
     <jacoco.version>0.8.8</jacoco.version>
     <jacocoArgLine/>
@@ -1105,6 +1116,11 @@
         <artifactId>commons-math3</artifactId>
         <version>${commons-math.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
+        <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
+        <version>${commons-cli.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <!-- commons-logging is only used by hbase-http's HttpRequestLog and hbase-server's
              HBaseTestingUtil.
@@ -1119,44 +1135,12 @@
         <version>${zookeeper.version}</version>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spotbugs-annotations</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>jline</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jline</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>com.sun.jmx</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jmxri</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>com.sun.jdmk</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jmxtools</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>javax.jms</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jms</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+            <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
@@ -1386,6 +1370,11 @@
         <artifactId>audience-annotations</artifactId>
         <version>${audience-annotations.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.xerial.snappy</groupId>
+        <artifactId>snappy-java</artifactId>
+        <version>${snappy.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.hbase.thirdparty</groupId>
         <artifactId>hbase-shaded-gson</artifactId>
@@ -1438,6 +1427,18 @@
           </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+        <version>${netty3.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${netty4.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
   <dependencies>
@@ -3042,14 +3043,6 @@
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jackson-xc</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                 <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
@@ -3085,14 +3078,6 @@
                 <groupId>com.sun.jersey</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jersey-core</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                 <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
@@ -3118,14 +3103,6 @@
                 <groupId>com.sun.jersey</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jersey-core</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                 <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
@@ -3201,14 +3178,6 @@
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                 <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
                 <groupId>stax</groupId>
                 <artifactId>stax-api</artifactId>
@@ -3254,14 +3223,6 @@
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                 <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
                 <groupId>stax</groupId>
                 <artifactId>stax-api</artifactId>
@@ -3352,14 +3313,6 @@
                 <groupId>stax</groupId>
                 <artifactId>stax-api</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
                 <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
@@ -3433,10 +3386,6 @@
                 <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
                 <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
@@ -3507,14 +3456,6 @@
                 <groupId>stax</groupId>
                 <artifactId>stax-api</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
                 <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
@@ -3614,14 +3555,6 @@
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jackson-xc</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                 <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
@@ -3665,11 +3598,6 @@
                 <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-              <!--HERE-->
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                 <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
@@ -3695,14 +3623,6 @@
                 <groupId>com.sun.jersey</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jersey-core</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                 <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
@@ -3811,12 +3731,20 @@
                 <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+                <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
+              </exclusion>
+              <exclusion>
+                <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+                <artifactId>leveldbjni-all</artifactId>
+              </exclusion>
+              <exclusion>
+                <groupId>org.openlabtesting.leveldbjni</groupId>
+                <artifactId>leveldbjni-all</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
           </dependency>
@@ -3868,22 +3796,12 @@
                 <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+                <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-          </dependency>
-          <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hadoop-hdfs</artifactId>
-            <version>${hadoop-three.version}</version>
-            <classifier>tests</classifier>
-            <type>test-jar</type>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-            <exclusions>
               <exclusion>
-                <groupId>com.sun.jersey</groupId>
-                <artifactId>jersey-core</artifactId>
+                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
           </dependency>
@@ -3943,14 +3861,6 @@
                 <groupId>stax</groupId>
                 <artifactId>stax-api</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
                 <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
@@ -4033,10 +3943,6 @@
                 <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
               <exclusion>
                 <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
@@ -4045,6 +3951,30 @@
                 <groupId>log4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
+              <exclusion>
+                <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
+              </exclusion>
+              <exclusion>
+                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
+              </exclusion>
+              <exclusion>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
+                <artifactId>*</artifactId>
+              </exclusion>
+              <exclusion>
+                <groupId>javax.servlet.jsp</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jsp-api</artifactId>
+              </exclusion>
+              <exclusion>
+                <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
+              </exclusion>
+              <exclusion>
+                <groupId>javax.ws.rs</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jsr311-api</artifactId>
+              </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
@@ -4092,17 +4022,6 @@
                 <groupId>stax</groupId>
                 <artifactId>stax-api</artifactId>
               </exclusion>
-              <exclusion>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-              </exclusion>
-              <!-- MiniMRCluster needs the hadoop netty-all transitive include... a
-               netty-all 4.0.52 version.... so we have to let it through.
-             <exclusion>
-               <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-               <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-             </exclusion>
-             -->
               <exclusion>
                 <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>