diff --git a/manageiq-providers-kubernetes.gemspec b/manageiq-providers-kubernetes.gemspec
index ce9d5b0c5b..5335510833 100644
--- a/manageiq-providers-kubernetes.gemspec
+++ b/manageiq-providers-kubernetes.gemspec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.files = Dir["{app,config,lib}/**/*"]
 
-  s.add_runtime_dependency "hawkular-client", "~> 3.0.2"
+  s.add_runtime_dependency "hawkular-client", "~> 4.1"
   s.add_runtime_dependency "image-inspector-client",  "~>1.0.3"
   s.add_runtime_dependency "kubeclient",      "~>2.4.0"