diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index 64ea09e..e134880 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ versions += [
   metrics: "2.2.0",
   powermock: "1.6.4",
   reflections: "0.9.11",
-  rocksDB: "5.0.1",
+  rocksDB: "5.5.1",
   scalaTest: "3.0.2",
   scalaParserCombinators: "1.0.4",
   scoverage: "1.3.0",