diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c2ee17d..9f3c7ab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
       <artifactId>spark-core_2.10</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.1</version>
+      <version>2.2.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>