diff --git a/gremlin-shaded/pom.xml b/gremlin-shaded/pom.xml
index 0438ad6d50e..786ec86739b 100644
--- a/gremlin-shaded/pom.xml
+++ b/gremlin-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.esotericsoftware</groupId>
             <artifactId>kryo-shaded</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.3</version>
+            <version>4.0.0</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>