diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ad1ac5bea12..8ee0544842c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ final barclayVersion = System.getProperty('barclay.version','5.0.0')
 final sparkVersion = System.getProperty('spark.version', '3.3.1')
 final hadoopVersion = System.getProperty('hadoop.version', '3.3.1')
 final disqVersion = System.getProperty('disq.version','0.3.6')
-final genomicsdbVersion = System.getProperty('genomicsdb.version','1.5.0')
+final genomicsdbVersion = System.getProperty('genomicsdb.version','1.5.1')
 final bigQueryVersion = System.getProperty('bigQuery.version', '2.9.0')
 final bigQueryStorageVersion = System.getProperty('bigQueryStorage.version', '2.9.1')
 final guavaVersion = System.getProperty('guava.version', '31.0.1-jre')