diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d89caa9..b16ab96 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation group: 'io.javaoperatorsdk', name: 'operator-framework', version: '3.0.3'
+  implementation group: 'io.javaoperatorsdk', name: 'operator-framework', version: '4.2.1'
   annotationProcessor "io.javaoperatorsdk:operator-framework:3.0.3"
   annotationProcessor 'io.fabric8:crd-generator-apt:5.12.2'
   implementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.21' // per passaggio file tramite API k8s