diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4335eee..140e8d8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ buildscript {
     ext {
         springBootVersion = "2.7.11"
         httpclientVersion = "4.5.14"
-        aerospikeClientVersion = findProperty("aerospikeClientVersion") ?: "6.1.9"
+        aerospikeClientVersion = findProperty("aerospikeClientVersion") ?: "7.0.0"
         set('snakeyaml.version', '2.0') // Can be removed after upgrading to springboot 3.x
     }
     if (findProperty("aerospikeUseLocal")) {