diff --git a/accumulo1.6/pom.xml b/accumulo1.6/pom.xml
index cc697ac8c1..e0f6a11ddf 100644
--- a/accumulo1.6/pom.xml
+++ b/accumulo1.6/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ LICENSE file.
   <name>Accumulo 1.6 DB Binding</name>
   <properties>
     <!-- This should match up to the one from your Accumulo version -->
-    <hadoop.version>2.2.0</hadoop.version>
+    <hadoop.version>3.2.3</hadoop.version>
 
     <skipJDK9Tests>true</skipJDK9Tests>
     <skipJDK10Tests>true</skipJDK10Tests>