diff --git a/foxtrot-core/pom.xml b/foxtrot-core/pom.xml
index 766de0f7..93491a64 100644
--- a/foxtrot-core/pom.xml
+++ b/foxtrot-core/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
             <artifactId>hadoop-client</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.0-mr1-cdh4.2.0</version>
+            <version>2.7.0</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>