diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f2fc93b12..e0ccf17b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ jobs:
 
     services:
       foundationdb0:
-        # Note: this should generally match the version of the FoundationDB SERVER deployed in production; it's okay if
-        # it's a little behind the CLIENT version.
-        image: foundationdb/foundationdb:7.3.62
+        # Note: this should generally match the version of the FoundationDB SERVER deployed in production; no need to
+        # bump it purely to match the CLIENT version
+        image: foundationdb/foundationdb:7.3.68
         options: --name foundationdb0
       foundationdb1:
-        # Note: this should generally match the version of the FoundationDB SERVER deployed in production; it's okay if
-        # it's a little behind the CLIENT version.
-        image: foundationdb/foundationdb:7.3.62
+        # Note: this should generally match the version of the FoundationDB SERVER deployed in production; no need to
+        # bump it purely to match the CLIENT version
+        image: foundationdb/foundationdb:7.3.68
         options: --name foundationdb1
 
     steps:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c319c9270..9ed50c138 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,13 +50,12 @@
     <commons-csv.version>1.14.1</commons-csv.version>
     <commons-io.version>2.21.0</commons-io.version>
     <dropwizard.version>5.0.1</dropwizard.version>
-    <!-- Note: when updating FoundationDB, also include a copy of `libfdb_c.so` from the FoundationDB release at
-    src/main/jib/usr/lib/libfdb_c.so. We use x86_64 builds without AVX instructions enabled (i.e. FoundationDB versions
-    with even-numbered patch versions). Also when updating FoundationDB, make sure to update the version of FoundationDB
-    used by GitHub Actions. -->
-    <foundationdb.version>7.3.62</foundationdb.version>
+    <!-- Note: We use x86_64 builds without AVX instructions enabled (i.e. FoundationDB versions with even-numbered
+    patch versions). Also when updating FoundationDB, make sure to update the version of FoundationDBused by GitHub
+    Actions. -->
+    <foundationdb.version>7.3.68</foundationdb.version>
     <foundationdb.api-version>730</foundationdb.api-version>
-    <foundationdb.client-library-sha256>bfed237b787fae3cde1222676e6bfbb0d218fc27bf9e903397a7a7aa96fb2d33</foundationdb.client-library-sha256>
+    <foundationdb.client-library-sha256>8c96a1f7ab561cd38e16e4c269c5e50ae0fd8063854e0d72c89339a7ac1b6873</foundationdb.client-library-sha256>
     <google-cloud-libraries.version>26.79.0</google-cloud-libraries.version>
     <grpc.version>1.76.3</grpc.version> <!-- should be kept in sync with the value from Google libraries-bom -->
     <gson.version>2.13.2</gson.version>