diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 3900386..ca4b557 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
    {webmachine, "1.10.8", {git, "git://github.com/basho/webmachine", {tag, "1.10.8"}}},
 
    %% riak-erlang-client for riakc_obj
-   {riakc, "2.1.1", {git, "git://github.com/basho/riak-erlang-client", {tag, "2.1.1"}}}
+   {riakc, "2.1.2", {git, "git://github.com/basho/riak-erlang-client", {tag, "2.1.2"}}}
   ]}.
 {edoc_opts,
  [