diff --git a/Dockerfile-release b/Dockerfile-release
index a30db9f2..bde7d651 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-release
+++ b/Dockerfile-release
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ RUN \
 	make distclean
 
 # WT
-ARG	WT_VERSION=4.5.0
+ARG	WT_VERSION=4.7.0
 RUN \
 	DIR=/tmp/wt && mkdir -p ${DIR} && cd ${DIR} && \
 	curl -sLO https://github.com/emweb/wt/archive/${WT_VERSION}.tar.gz && \