diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/identifier/doi/DataCiteConnector.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/identifier/doi/DataCiteConnector.java
index bd5791481e9..43882918cd4 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/identifier/doi/DataCiteConnector.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/identifier/doi/DataCiteConnector.java
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ protected Element addDOI(String doi, Element root) {
         }
         Element identifier = new Element("identifier",
                                          configurationService.getProperty(CFG_NAMESPACE,
-                                                                          "http://datacite.org/schema/kernel-3"));
+                                                                          "http://datacite.org/schema/kernel-4"));
         identifier.setAttribute("identifierType", "DOI");
         identifier.addContent(doi.substring(DOI.SCHEME.length()));
         return root.addContent(0, identifier);
diff --git a/dspace/config/dspace.cfg b/dspace/config/dspace.cfg
index 2fa3578cd90..7db34a16b97 100644
--- a/dspace/config/dspace.cfg
+++ b/dspace/config/dspace.cfg
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ crosswalk.dissemination.DataCite.preferList = false
 crosswalk.dissemination.DataCite.publisher = My University
 #crosswalk.dissemination.DataCite.dataManager = # defaults to publisher
 #crosswalk.dissemination.DataCite.hostingInstitution = # defaults to publisher
-crosswalk.dissemination.DataCite.namespace = http://datacite.org/schema/kernel-3
+crosswalk.dissemination.DataCite.namespace = http://datacite.org/schema/kernel-4
 
 # Crosswalk Plugin Configuration:
 #   The purpose of Crosswalks is to translate an external metadata format to/from