diff --git a/build/docker/bin/Dockerfile b/build/docker/bin/Dockerfile
index b4bb6b9f..331732b8 100644
--- a/build/docker/bin/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/docker/bin/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get clean
 
 ENV GOLANG_VERSION=go1.10.linux-amd64
-ENV ROCKSDB_VERSION=v5.15.10
+ENV ROCKSDB_VERSION=v5.17.2
 ENV GOPATH=/go
 ENV PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
 ENV CGO_CFLAGS="-I/opt/rocksdb/include"
diff --git a/db/dboptions.go b/db/dboptions.go
index ffdbfdbb..155c4c86 100644
--- a/db/dboptions.go
+++ b/db/dboptions.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func createAndSetDBOptions(bloomBits int, c *gorocksdb.Cache, maxOpenFiles int)
 	if bloomBits > 0 {
 		blockOpts.SetFilterPolicy(gorocksdb.NewBloomFilter(bloomBits))
 	}
-	C.rocksdb_block_based_options_set_format_version(cNativeBlockOpts, 3)
+	C.rocksdb_block_based_options_set_format_version(cNativeBlockOpts, 4)
 
 	opts := gorocksdb.NewDefaultOptions()
 	opts.SetBlockBasedTableFactory(blockOpts)