diff --git a/code/wordcount/pom.xml b/code/wordcount/pom.xml
index 1f1d418..c33887a 100644
--- a/code/wordcount/pom.xml
+++ b/code/wordcount/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
             <artifactId>hadoop-common</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7.2</version>
+            <version>2.10.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>