diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8825f57..359bcb3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <spark.version>2.1.3</spark.version>
     <cdap.version>6.8.0</cdap.version>
     <hydrator.version>2.10.0</hydrator.version>
-    <hadoop.version>2.10.2</hadoop.version>
+    <hadoop.version>3.4.0</hadoop.version>
     <!-- properties for script build step that creates the config files for the artifacts -->
     <widgets.dir>widgets</widgets.dir>
     <docs.dir>docs</docs.dir>