diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c0572dcb3..8e14ec15b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <fest.reflect.version>1.4.1</fest.reflect.version>
     <guava.version>14.0.1</guava.version>
     <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
-    <hive.version>2.3.3</hive.version>
+    <hive.version>3.1.2</hive.version>
     <jackson.version>1.9.13</jackson.version>
     <jackson-databind.version>2.9.6</jackson-databind.version>
     <jackson-mapper-asl.version>1.9.13</jackson-mapper-asl.version>