diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
index e01e7d729478..d8580663a781 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
         <neo4j-java-driver.version>1.1.1</neo4j-java-driver.version>
-        <neo4j.version>3.1.0</neo4j.version>
+        <neo4j.version>4.1.0</neo4j.version>
         <spring-data-neo4j.version>4.1.6.RELEASE</spring-data-neo4j.version>
         <jackson-jsog.version>1.1</jackson-jsog.version>
         <spring-boot.version>1.4.3.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>