diff --git a/exercises/matrix/pom.xml b/exercises/matrix/pom.xml
index 14cab26..e5c733b 100644
--- a/exercises/matrix/pom.xml
+++ b/exercises/matrix/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    <hadoop.version>3.1.3</hadoop.version>
+    <hadoop.version>3.2.4</hadoop.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   </properties>