diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 40a0a00..13657f1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.streamnative</groupId>
     <artifactId>pulsar-common</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.0.9</version>
+    <version>2.9.0-candidate-4</version>
 </dependency>	
     </dependencies>
     <build>