diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 35105dade94c94bbb455baf749db0593f45be03a..5c525985275c70ba52b2e7dd33633e7a64938ce1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ LICENSE file.
     <accumulo.version>1.6.0</accumulo.version>
     <cassandra.version>1.2.9</cassandra.version>
     <cassandra.cql.version>1.0.3</cassandra.cql.version>
-    <cassandra2.cql.version>2.1.8</cassandra2.cql.version>
+    <cassandra2.cql.version>3.0.0</cassandra2.cql.version>
     <geode.version>1.0.0-incubating.M1</geode.version>
     <infinispan.version>7.2.2.Final</infinispan.version>
     <kudu.version>0.6.0</kudu.version>