diff --git a/lib/java/gradle.properties b/lib/java/gradle.properties
index 2e3d041..404318b 100644
--- a/lib/java/gradle.properties
+++ b/lib/java/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This file is shared currently between this Gradle build and the
 # Ant builds for fd303 and JavaScript. Keep the dotted notation for
 # the properties to minimize the changes in the dependencies.
-thrift.version=0.19.0
+thrift.version=0.20.0
 thrift.groupid=org.apache.thrift
 release=false