diff --git a/sdks/java/io/iceberg/build.gradle b/sdks/java/io/iceberg/build.gradle
index 6754b0aecf50..6a6211119158 100644
--- a/sdks/java/io/iceberg/build.gradle
+++ b/sdks/java/io/iceberg/build.gradle
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def hadoopVersions = [
 
 hadoopVersions.each {kv -> configurations.create("hadoopVersion$kv.key")}
 
-def iceberg_version = "1.4.2"
+def iceberg_version = "1.6.1"
 def parquet_version = "1.12.0"
 def orc_version = "1.9.2"
 
diff --git a/sdks/java/io/iceberg/hive/build.gradle b/sdks/java/io/iceberg/hive/build.gradle
index bfa6c75251c4..f36cdbafab67 100644
--- a/sdks/java/io/iceberg/hive/build.gradle
+++ b/sdks/java/io/iceberg/hive/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ description = "Apache Beam :: SDKs :: Java :: IO :: Iceberg :: Hive"
 ext.summary = "Runtime dependencies needed for Hive catalog integration."
 
 def hive_version = "3.1.3"
-def iceberg_version = "1.4.2"
+def iceberg_version = "1.6.1"
 
 dependencies {
     // dependencies needed to run with iceberg's hive catalog