diff --git a/storage/include/rocksdb/client.h b/storage/include/rocksdb/client.h
index 1ee334de6b..5e921a4ee0 100644
--- a/storage/include/rocksdb/client.h
+++ b/storage/include/rocksdb/client.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #ifdef USE_ROCKSDB
 #include "Logger.hpp"
 #include <rocksdb/db.h>
-#include <rocksdb/utilities/transaction_db.h>
+#include <rocksdb/utilities/optimistic_transaction_db.h>
 #include <rocksdb/sst_file_manager.h>
 #include "storage/db_interface.h"
 #include "storage/storage_metrics.h"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class Client : public concord::storage::IDBClient {
 
   // Database object (created on connection).
   std::unique_ptr<::rocksdb::DB> dbInstance_;
-  ::rocksdb::TransactionDB* txn_db_ = nullptr;
+  ::rocksdb::OptimisticTransactionDB* txn_db_ = nullptr;
   std::unique_ptr<const ::rocksdb::Comparator> comparator_;
   std::map<std::string, CfUniquePtr> cf_handles_;
 
diff --git a/storage/src/rocksdb_client.cpp b/storage/src/rocksdb_client.cpp
index a4ae95a0c7..cc2bd5ed05 100644
--- a/storage/src/rocksdb_client.cpp
+++ b/storage/src/rocksdb_client.cpp
@@ -182,8 +182,9 @@ void Client::openRocksDB(bool readOnly,
                                s.ToString());
     dbInstance_.reset(db);
   } else {
-    ::rocksdb::TransactionDBOptions txn_options;
-    s = ::rocksdb::TransactionDB::Open(db_options, txn_options, m_dbPath, cf_descs, &raw_cf_handles, &txn_db_);
+    ::rocksdb::OptimisticTransactionDBOptions txn_options;
+    s = ::rocksdb::OptimisticTransactionDB::Open(
+        db_options, txn_options, m_dbPath, cf_descs, &raw_cf_handles, &txn_db_);
     unique_cf_handles = raw_to_unique_cf_handles(raw_cf_handles);
     if (!s.ok())
       throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open rocksdb database at " + m_dbPath + std::string(" reason: ") +