diff --git a/helix-playground/pom.xml b/helix-playground/pom.xml
index 809c712b3..42f6a3466 100644
--- a/helix-playground/pom.xml
+++ b/helix-playground/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.helix</groupId>
             <artifactId>helix-core</artifactId>
-            <version>0.6.7</version>
+            <version>1.3.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>