diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 0b6212b5d..2c6962dce 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
       <artifactId>cassandra-all</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.6</version>
+      <version>3.0.26</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>