diff --git a/modules/mariadb/build.gradle b/modules/mariadb/build.gradle
index 19f1adba2cc..e5f19eed97b 100644
--- a/modules/mariadb/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/mariadb/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly 'org.mariadb:r2dbc-mariadb:0.8.4-rc'
 
     testCompile project(':jdbc-test')
-    testCompile 'org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client:2.6.2'
+    testCompile 'org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client:2.7.0'
 
     testCompile testFixtures(project(':r2dbc'))
     testCompile 'org.mariadb:r2dbc-mariadb:0.8.3-beta1'