diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6191cd3a541e2..eb613531b8a5f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@
         <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
       </activation>
       <properties>
-        <hive.version>0.13.1</hive.version>
+        <hive.version>0.13.1a</hive.version>
         <hive.version.short>0.13.1</hive.version.short>
         <derby.version>10.10.1.1</derby.version>
       </properties>