diff --git a/samples/quickperf/pom.xml b/samples/quickperf/pom.xml
index d7c368de3..e4cfbb20b 100644
--- a/samples/quickperf/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/quickperf/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.datafaker</groupId>
       <artifactId>datafaker</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.0</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>