diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3ec10c70d..66fdd3072 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ For more details, please see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AURORA-1169
       force "junit:junit:${junitRev}"
       force "org.apache.thrift:libthrift:${thriftRev}"
       force "org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper:${zookeeperRev}"
-      force "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3"
+      force "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:2.2"
       force 'org.objenesis:objenesis:2.2'
       force "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:${slf4jRev}"
     }