diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b4cae2d3ba..af30364d95 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <jsr305.version>3.0.2</jsr305.version>
 
     <!-- hbase dependency versions -->
-    <hbase1.version>1.7.2</hbase1.version>
+    <hbase1.version>2.5.0</hbase1.version>
     <hbase1-metrics.version>3.1.2</hbase1-metrics.version>
     <hbase2.version>2.3.6</hbase2.version>
     <hbase2-metrics.version>3.2.6</hbase2-metrics.version>