diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 43be223..c41971a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.rabbitmq</groupId>
             <artifactId>amqp-client</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.1</version>
+            <version>4.8.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- for testing -->