diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index c5172151..b6a4f8b7 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ lazy val bijectionThrift = {
     .settings(
       osgiExportAll("com.twitter.bijection.thrift"),
       libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-        "org.apache.thrift" % "libthrift" % "0.16.0" exclude ("junit", "junit"),
+        "org.apache.thrift" % "libthrift" % "0.21.0" exclude ("junit", "junit"),
         jsonParser
       )
     )
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ lazy val bijectionScrooge = {
     .settings(
       osgiExportAll("com.twitter.bijection.scrooge"),
       libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-        "org.apache.thrift" % "libthrift" % "0.16.0" exclude ("junit", "junit"),
+        "org.apache.thrift" % "libthrift" % "0.21.0" exclude ("junit", "junit"),
         scroogeSerializer,
         util("core"),
         finagle("core")