diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
index b85dfa410..96c9314c8 100644
--- a/.scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 updates.pin  = [
+  # pin to hadoop 3.3.x until 3.4.x beomes more widely adopted
+  { groupId = "org.apache.hadoop", version = "3.3." }
   # spring-boot 3 requires Java 17
   { groupId = "org.springframework.boot", version = "2." }
   # spring-framework 6 requires Java 17
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 5637a3107..3e951f4fe 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ object Dependencies {
         "org.slf4j" % "log4j-over-slf4j" % log4jOverSlf4jVersion % Test))
   }
 
-  val HadoopVersion = "3.2.4"
+  val HadoopVersion = "3.3.6"
   val Hdfs = Seq(
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       ("org.apache.hadoop" % "hadoop-client" % HadoopVersion).exclude("log4j", "log4j").exclude("org.slf4j",