diff --git a/commercetools/commercetools-apachehttp-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/apachehttp/CtApacheHttpClient.java b/commercetools/commercetools-apachehttp-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/apachehttp/CtApacheHttpClient.java
index 6401f0a9775..3acbc19d46a 100644
--- a/commercetools/commercetools-apachehttp-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/apachehttp/CtApacheHttpClient.java
+++ b/commercetools/commercetools-apachehttp-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/apachehttp/CtApacheHttpClient.java
@@ -51,10 +51,13 @@ public static HttpAsyncClientBuilder createClientBuilder(AsyncClientConnectionMa
 
     public static PoolingAsyncClientConnectionManagerBuilder createConnectionManager(final int maxConnTotal,
             final int maxConnPerRoute) {
+        return createConnectionManager(HttpVersionPolicy.NEGOTIATE, maxConnTotal, maxConnPerRoute);
+    }
+
+    public static PoolingAsyncClientConnectionManagerBuilder createConnectionManager(
+            final HttpVersionPolicy httpVersionPolicy, final int maxConnTotal, final int maxConnPerRoute) {
         final TlsStrategy tlsStrategy = ClientTlsStrategyBuilder.create().useSystemProperties().build();
-        final TlsConfig tlsConfig = TlsConfig.copy(TlsConfig.DEFAULT)
-                .setVersionPolicy(HttpVersionPolicy.NEGOTIATE)
-                .build();
+        final TlsConfig tlsConfig = TlsConfig.copy(TlsConfig.DEFAULT).setVersionPolicy(httpVersionPolicy).build();
         return PoolingAsyncClientConnectionManagerBuilder.create()
                 .setMaxConnPerRoute(maxConnPerRoute)
                 .setMaxConnTotal(maxConnTotal)
@@ -74,12 +77,27 @@ public CtApacheHttpClient() {
         init();
     }
 
+    public CtApacheHttpClient(final HttpVersionPolicy versionPolicy) {
+        super();
+        apacheHttpClient = createClientBuilder(
+            createConnectionManager(versionPolicy, MAX_REQUESTS, MAX_REQUESTS).build()).build();
+        init();
+    }
+
     public CtApacheHttpClient(final int maxConnTotal, final int maxConnPerRoute) {
         super();
         apacheHttpClient = createClientBuilder(createConnectionManager(maxConnTotal, maxConnPerRoute).build()).build();
         init();
     }
 
+    public CtApacheHttpClient(final HttpVersionPolicy versionPolicy, final int maxConnTotal,
+            final int maxConnPerRoute) {
+        super();
+        apacheHttpClient = createClientBuilder(
+            createConnectionManager(versionPolicy, maxConnTotal, maxConnPerRoute).build()).build();
+        init();
+    }
+
     public CtApacheHttpClient(final BuilderOptions options) {
         super();
         apacheHttpClient = options.plus(clientBuilder.get()).build();
@@ -94,6 +112,16 @@ public CtApacheHttpClient(final int maxConnTotal, final int maxConnPerRoute, fin
         init();
     }
 
+    public CtApacheHttpClient(final HttpVersionPolicy versionPolicy, final int maxConnTotal, final int maxConnPerRoute,
+            final BuilderOptions options) {
+        super();
+        apacheHttpClient = options
+                .plus(
+                    createClientBuilder(createConnectionManager(versionPolicy, maxConnTotal, maxConnPerRoute).build()))
+                .build();
+        init();
+    }
+
     public CtApacheHttpClient(final Supplier<HttpAsyncClientBuilder> builderSupplier) {
         super();
         apacheHttpClient = builderSupplier.get().build();
@@ -112,6 +140,14 @@ public CtApacheHttpClient(final ExecutorService executor, final int maxConnTotal
         init();
     }
 
+    public CtApacheHttpClient(final ExecutorService executor, final HttpVersionPolicy versionPolicy,
+            final int maxConnTotal, final int maxConnPerRoute) {
+        super(executor);
+        apacheHttpClient = createClientBuilder(
+            createConnectionManager(versionPolicy, maxConnTotal, maxConnPerRoute).build()).build();
+        init();
+    }
+
     public CtApacheHttpClient(final ExecutorService executor, final BuilderOptions options) {
         super(executor);
         apacheHttpClient = options.plus(clientBuilder.get()).build();
@@ -127,6 +163,16 @@ public CtApacheHttpClient(final ExecutorService executor, final int maxConnTotal
         init();
     }
 
+    public CtApacheHttpClient(final ExecutorService executor, final HttpVersionPolicy versionPolicy,
+            final int maxConnTotal, final int maxConnPerRoute, final BuilderOptions options) {
+        super(executor);
+        apacheHttpClient = options
+                .plus(
+                    createClientBuilder(createConnectionManager(versionPolicy, maxConnTotal, maxConnPerRoute).build()))
+                .build();
+        init();
+    }
+
     public CtApacheHttpClient(final ExecutorService executor, final Supplier<HttpAsyncClientBuilder> builderSupplier) {
         super(executor);
         apacheHttpClient = builderSupplier.get().build();
diff --git a/commercetools/commercetools-async-http-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/asynchttp/AsyncHttpClientSolutionInfo.java b/commercetools/commercetools-async-http-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/asynchttp/AsyncHttpClientSolutionInfo.java
index ceaa22852e3..35e1d83047d 100644
--- a/commercetools/commercetools-async-http-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/asynchttp/AsyncHttpClientSolutionInfo.java
+++ b/commercetools/commercetools-async-http-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/asynchttp/AsyncHttpClientSolutionInfo.java
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 package com.commercetools.http.asynchttp;
 
 import io.vrap.rmf.base.client.SolutionInfo;
-import io.vrap.rmf.base.client.VersionLoader;
+
+import org.asynchttpclient.config.AsyncHttpClientConfigDefaults;
 
 public class AsyncHttpClientSolutionInfo extends SolutionInfo {
 
     public AsyncHttpClientSolutionInfo() {
         setName("AsyncHttpAsyncClient");
-        setVersion(VersionLoader.loadVersionInfo("org.asynchttpclient", "async-http-client", "pom.properties",
-            "version", this.getClass().getClassLoader()));
+        setVersion(AsyncHttpClientConfigDefaults.AHC_VERSION);
     }
 }
diff --git a/commercetools/commercetools-javanet-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/javanet/CtJavaNetHttpClient.java b/commercetools/commercetools-javanet-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/javanet/CtJavaNetHttpClient.java
index 3894054dab7..21cacfc3a58 100644
--- a/commercetools/commercetools-javanet-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/javanet/CtJavaNetHttpClient.java
+++ b/commercetools/commercetools-javanet-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/javanet/CtJavaNetHttpClient.java
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ public CtJavaNetHttpClient() {
         javaHttpClient = clientBuilder.get().build();
     }
 
+    public CtJavaNetHttpClient(HttpClient.Version version) {
+        super();
+        javaHttpClient = clientBuilder.get().version(version).build();
+    }
+
     public CtJavaNetHttpClient(final BuilderOptions options) {
         super();
         javaHttpClient = options.plus(clientBuilder.get()).build();
diff --git a/commercetools/commercetools-reactornetty-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/netty/CtNettyHttpClient.java b/commercetools/commercetools-reactornetty-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/netty/CtNettyHttpClient.java
index 15a07320efa..e8d8b2ad789 100644
--- a/commercetools/commercetools-reactornetty-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/netty/CtNettyHttpClient.java
+++ b/commercetools/commercetools-reactornetty-client/src/main/java/com/commercetools/http/netty/CtNettyHttpClient.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 import reactor.netty.ByteBufMono;
 import reactor.netty.NettyOutbound;
+import reactor.netty.http.HttpProtocol;
 import reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClient;
 import reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClientRequest;
 import reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClientResponse;
@@ -41,12 +42,22 @@ public CtNettyHttpClient() {
         this(MAX_REQUESTS);
     }
 
-    public CtNettyHttpClient(int maxConnections) {
+    public CtNettyHttpClient(HttpProtocol protocol) {
+        this(protocol, MAX_REQUESTS);
+    }
+
+    public CtNettyHttpClient(final int maxConnections) {
         super();
         this.nettyClient = createDefaultClient(maxConnections);
         this.nettyClient.warmup();
     }
 
+    public CtNettyHttpClient(final HttpProtocol protocol, final int maxConnections) {
+        super();
+        this.nettyClient = createDefaultClient(protocol, maxConnections);
+        this.nettyClient.warmup();
+    }
+
     public CtNettyHttpClient(final BuilderOptions options) {
         this(MAX_REQUESTS, options);
     }
@@ -73,6 +84,12 @@ public CtNettyHttpClient(final ExecutorService executor, final int maxConnection
         this.nettyClient.warmup();
     }
 
+    public CtNettyHttpClient(final ExecutorService executor, final HttpProtocol protocol, final int maxConnections) {
+        super(executor);
+        this.nettyClient = createDefaultClient(protocol, maxConnections);
+        this.nettyClient.warmup();
+    }
+
     public CtNettyHttpClient(final ExecutorService executor, final BuilderOptions options) {
         this(executor, MAX_REQUESTS, options);
     }
@@ -83,6 +100,13 @@ public CtNettyHttpClient(final ExecutorService executor, final int maxConnection
         this.nettyClient.warmup();
     }
 
+    public CtNettyHttpClient(final ExecutorService executor, final HttpProtocol protocol, final int maxConnections,
+            final BuilderOptions options) {
+        super(executor);
+        this.nettyClient = options.plus(createDefaultClient(protocol, maxConnections));
+        this.nettyClient.warmup();
+    }
+
     public CtNettyHttpClient(final ExecutorService executor, final Supplier<HttpClient> httpClientSupplier) {
         super(executor);
         this.nettyClient = httpClientSupplier.get();
@@ -97,6 +121,10 @@ public static HttpClient createDefaultClient(final int maxConnections) {
                 .option(ChannelOption.CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS, 10000);
     }
 
+    public static HttpClient createDefaultClient(final HttpProtocol httpProtocol, final int maxConnections) {
+        return createDefaultClient(maxConnections).protocol(httpProtocol);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public CompletableFuture<ApiHttpResponse<byte[]>> execute(ApiHttpRequest request) {
         final HttpMethod method = HttpMethod.valueOf(request.getMethod().name());
diff --git a/commercetools/internal-docs/build.gradle b/commercetools/internal-docs/build.gradle
index 885fffba9c7..dbbfbd15a35 100644
--- a/commercetools/internal-docs/build.gradle
+++ b/commercetools/internal-docs/build.gradle
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(":commercetools:commercetools-http-client")
     implementation project(":commercetools:commercetools-okhttp-client4")
     implementation project(":commercetools:commercetools-apachehttp-client")
+    implementation project(":commercetools:commercetools-reactornetty-client")
     implementation project(":commercetools:commercetools-sdk-compat-v1")
     implementation project(":commercetools:commercetools-graphql-api")
     implementation project(":commercetools:commercetools-monitoring-newrelic")
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation ctsdkv1.client version ctsdkv1.version
     implementation ctsdkv1.models version ctsdkv1.version
+    testImplementation project(":commercetools:commercetools-javanet-client")
 
     testImplementation commons.io version commons.io_version
 
diff --git a/commercetools/internal-docs/src/main/java/com/commercetools/docs/meta/ClientTuning.java b/commercetools/internal-docs/src/main/java/com/commercetools/docs/meta/ClientTuning.java
index 9006cac907f..29d010a1531 100644
--- a/commercetools/internal-docs/src/main/java/com/commercetools/docs/meta/ClientTuning.java
+++ b/commercetools/internal-docs/src/main/java/com/commercetools/docs/meta/ClientTuning.java
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@
  * <p>The third option is to use the timeout functionality of the futures</p>
  *
  * {@include.example example.ExamplesTest#timeoutFuture()}
+ *
+ * <h3 id=http-version>HTTP protocol version</h3>
+ *
+ * <p>In case it's needed so specify a specific HTTP protocol version this can be done through the HTTP client package itself.</p>
+ *
+ * {@include.example example.ExamplesTest#httpVersion()}
+ *
+ * <p>The AsyncHttpClient and OkHttp packages use HTTP1.1 by default.</p>
  */
 public class ClientTuning {
 }
diff --git a/commercetools/internal-docs/src/test/java/example/ExamplesTest.java b/commercetools/internal-docs/src/test/java/example/ExamplesTest.java
index 2037ebc4dda..e46709efe5c 100644
--- a/commercetools/internal-docs/src/test/java/example/ExamplesTest.java
+++ b/commercetools/internal-docs/src/test/java/example/ExamplesTest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.net.Proxy;
+import java.net.http.HttpClient;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@
 import com.commercetools.api.models.project.Project;
 import com.commercetools.api.models.tax_category.TaxCategoryPagedQueryResponse;
 import com.commercetools.http.apachehttp.CtApacheHttpClient;
+import com.commercetools.http.javanet.CtJavaNetHttpClient;
+import com.commercetools.http.netty.CtNettyHttpClient;
 import com.commercetools.http.okhttp4.CtOkHttp4Client;
 
 import io.vrap.rmf.base.client.*;
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.config.RequestConfig;
+import org.apache.hc.core5.http2.HttpVersionPolicy;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.util.Timeout;
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@
 
 import dev.failsafe.Failsafe;
 import dev.failsafe.FailsafeExecutor;
+import reactor.netty.http.HttpProtocol;
 
 public class ExamplesTest {
 
@@ -623,4 +628,10 @@ public void mdcProjectApiRoot() {
         ProjectApiRoot globalRoot = ProjectApiRoot.of("test");
         ProjectApiRoot apiRoot = ProjectApiRoot.withContext(globalRoot, new MDCContext());
     }
+
+    public void httpVersion() {
+        CtApacheHttpClient apacheHttpClient = new CtApacheHttpClient(HttpVersionPolicy.FORCE_HTTP_1);
+        CtNettyHttpClient nettyHttpClient = new CtNettyHttpClient(HttpProtocol.HTTP11);
+        CtJavaNetHttpClient javaNetHttpClient = new CtJavaNetHttpClient(HttpClient.Version.HTTP_1_1);
+    }
 }