diff --git a/benchmarks/build.gradle.kts b/benchmarks/build.gradle.kts
index 0baf5967..31989dae 100644
--- a/benchmarks/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/benchmarks/build.gradle.kts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation("org.openjdk.jmh:jmh-core:${jmhSdkVersion}")
 
-    implementation("org.rocksdb:rocksdbjni:${rocksdbVersion}")
+    implementation("org.corfudb:rocksdbjni:${rocksdbVersion}")
     implementation("org.ehcache:ehcache:${ehcacheVersion}")
 
     implementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:${assertjVersion}")
diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index 24809e64..e1463e0d 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ repositories {
             password = System.getenv("PUBLISH_TOKEN")
         }
     }
+
+    maven {
+        name = "ossrh-staging"
+        url = uri("https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/orgcorfudb-1009")
+    }
 }
 
 configurations.all {
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ ext {
     lombokVersion = "1.18.18"
 
     jmhVersion = "1.25"
-    rocksdbVersion = "6.2.2"
+    rocksdbVersion = "8.6.7.2"
     ehcacheVersion = "3.8.0"
 
     ktorVersion = "1.3.1"
diff --git a/universe/universe-core/build.gradle.kts b/universe/universe-core/build.gradle.kts
index c8fcc660..4493db8b 100644
--- a/universe/universe-core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/universe/universe-core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ apply(from="${gradleScriptDir}/publishing.gradle.kts")
 version = "1.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
 val corfuVersion = project.ext["corfuVersion"]
+val rocksdbVersion = project.ext["rocksdbVersion"] as String
 
 dependencies {
     implementation("com.spotify:docker-client:8.16.0")