diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aa6b8a5..46d460e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.rethinkdb</groupId>
       <artifactId>rethinkdb-driver</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3.3</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>