diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f5607dc..5309239 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		<dbengine.ci>false</dbengine.ci>
 		<micrometer.version>1.10.4</micrometer.version>
 		<lucene.version>9.8.0</lucene.version>
-    <rocksdb.version>8.6.7</rocksdb.version>
+    <rocksdb.version>8.8.1</rocksdb.version>
 		<junit.jupiter.version>5.9.0</junit.jupiter.version>
     <data.generator.version>1.0.21</data.generator.version>
 	</properties>
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/dbengine/database/disk/LLLocalKeyValueDatabase.java b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/dbengine/database/disk/LLLocalKeyValueDatabase.java
index 09b9d2c..6548152 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/dbengine/database/disk/LLLocalKeyValueDatabase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/dbengine/database/disk/LLLocalKeyValueDatabase.java
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ public class LLLocalKeyValueDatabase extends Backuppable implements LLKeyValueDa
 				} catch (RocksDBException ex) {
 					switch (ex.getMessage()) {
 						case "Direct I/O is not supported by the specified DB." -> {
-							logger.warn(ex.getLocalizedMessage());
+							logger.warn("RocksDB options failed: {}", ex.getLocalizedMessage());
 							rocksdbOptions
 									.setUseDirectReads(false)
 									.setUseDirectIoForFlushAndCompaction(false)