diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 27effb5ffe0f..5ff221950776 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     <ST4.version>4.0.4</ST4.version>
     <tez.version>0.3.0-incubating</tez.version>
     <tempus-fugit.version>1.1</tempus-fugit.version>
-    <snappy.version>0.2</snappy.version>
+    <snappy.version>0.5</snappy.version>
     <wadl-resourcedoc-doclet.version>1.4</wadl-resourcedoc-doclet.version>
     <velocity.version>1.5</velocity.version>
     <xerces.version>2.9.1</xerces.version>