diff --git a/hive-connector/pom.xml b/hive-connector/pom.xml
index 1f7e214b9dae0..22a2bf34f6863 100644
--- a/hive-connector/pom.xml
+++ b/hive-connector/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.orc</groupId>
             <artifactId>orc-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <version>1.6.12</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- orc-core 1.6 uses hive-storage-api 2.6.0, while hive-serde 2.8.4 uses 2.4.0, so we
         explicitly claim it.-->