diff --git a/embedded-aerospike/pom.xml b/embedded-aerospike/pom.xml
index 0a3b1d91f..46d50bc5d 100644
--- a/embedded-aerospike/pom.xml
+++ b/embedded-aerospike/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <artifactId>embedded-aerospike</artifactId>
 
     <properties>
-        <aerospike-client.version>7.2.0</aerospike-client.version>
+        <aerospike-client.version>8.0.0</aerospike-client.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>