diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 43de8e7..b50696a 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
-        <lance-core.version>2.0.0</lance-core.version>
+        <lance-core.version>4.0.0-rc.1</lance-core.version>
         <arrow.version>15.0.0</arrow.version>
         <netty.version>4.1.118.Final</netty.version>
         <junit-version>5.8.2</junit-version>