diff --git a/install-deps.sh b/install-deps.sh
index bae8fc9a6..d6b5064a2 100755
--- a/install-deps.sh
+++ b/install-deps.sh
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ function run_installer()
 		else
 			oldpwd=`pwd`
 			cd /tmp
-			exe git clone --branch v4.1 --depth=1 https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb.git
+			exe git clone --branch v4.2 --depth=1 https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb.git
 			cd rocksdb
 			exe make shared_lib
 			sudo cp -a librocksdb.so* /usr/lib
diff --git a/install-parity.sh b/install-parity.sh
index ed57b011a..afe4e658b 100755
--- a/install-parity.sh
+++ b/install-parity.sh
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ function run_installer()
     else
       oldpwd=`pwd`
       cd /tmp
-      exe git clone --branch v4.1 --depth=1 https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb.git
+      exe git clone --branch v4.2 --depth=1 https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb.git
       cd rocksdb
       exe make shared_lib
       sudo cp -a librocksdb.so* /usr/lib