diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b98bbd3981..fd96a64c74 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         <compiler.target>1.8</compiler.target>
         <test.excluded.groups>MEMORY_TESTS,PERFORMANCE_TESTS,BRITTLE_TESTS</test.excluded.groups>
         <dependency.locations.enabled>false</dependency.locations.enabled>
-        <cassandra.version>3.11.10</cassandra.version>
+        <cassandra.version>4.0.3</cassandra.version>
         <cassandra-driver.version>4.14.1</cassandra-driver.version>
         <scylladb.version>4.4.0</scylladb.version>
         <testcontainers.version>1.16.2</testcontainers.version>