diff --git a/java/examples/pom.xml b/java/examples/pom.xml
index a77f72e..d8ffd4b 100644
--- a/java/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/java/examples/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
             <artifactId>spark-core_2.12</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4.3</version>
+            <version>3.4.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>