diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5f88bff..0d2ae85 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <junit.version>5.5.2</junit.version>
         <mrunit.version>1.1.0</mrunit.version>
         <mockito.version>2.23.0</mockito.version>
-        <cassandra.version>2.2.13</cassandra.version>
+        <cassandra.version>2.2.18</cassandra.version>
         <jamm.version>0.3.0</jamm.version>
         <metrics.version>3.2.2</metrics.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.12</slf4j.version>