Java driver for Apache Cassandra®

This page describes the versions of the Java driver for Apache Cassandra® that are compatible with DSE, HCD, Astra DB, and open-source Cassandra.

DataStax officially supports the last 12 months of releases, and DataStax recommends using the latest driver version whenever possible. Compatibility is not guaranteed for earlier versions.

New features and bug fixes are developed on the latest minor version of the driver, and users are encouraged to stay current with those minor releases. APIs are maintained stable according to semantic versioning conventions, and upgrades should be trivial.

Unless otherwise specified, version ranges include all patch versions. For example, a range of 4.0 to 4.3 includes all versions from 4.0.0 to the last 4.3.z release.

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Java driver ownership

Starting with versions 3.12 and 4.18, the Java driver is maintained by the Apache Software Foundation. Prior versions were maintained by DataStax.

If you are on the 3.x series, DataStax recommends that you upgrade to the 4.x series.

To upgrade to version 4.18 or later, you must change the groupId from com.datastax.cassandra to org.apache.cassandra in your Java project dependencies.

Latest version
Version 4.17 and earlier

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
  <artifactId>java-driver-core</artifactId>
  <version>4.19.0</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.datastax.oss</groupId>
  <artifactId>java-driver-core</artifactId>
  <version>4.17.0</version>
</dependency>

Java driver 4.x series compatibility

Cassandra
DSE
HCD
Astra DB

Driver version	Apache Cassandra® version
5.0+	4.0+	3.0+
4.19 and later
4.18 ^a	^b
4.16 to 4.17	^b
4.11 to 4.15	^c
4.0 to 4.10		^w

Driver version

Apache Cassandra® version

5.0+

4.0+

3.0+

4.19 and later

4.18 ^a

4.16 to 4.17

4.11 to 4.15

4.0 to 4.10

^a Starting with this version, this driver is maintained by the Apache Software Foundation.

^b Doesn’t support vectors of arbitrary subtype.

^c Doesn’t support new features introduced in Cassandra 5.0 or later. May not be compatible with changes to existing functionality released in Cassandra 5.0 or later.

^w Limited to the Cassandra 3.x API.

Driver version	DataStax Enterprise (DSE) version
6.9	6.8	5.1
4.19 and later
4.18 ^a
4.16 to 4.17
4.5 to 4.15	^q
4.4	^q,z	^z
4.0 to 4.3	^q,z	^z	^z

Driver version

DataStax Enterprise (DSE) version

6.9

6.8

5.1

4.19 and later

4.18 ^a

4.16 to 4.17

4.5 to 4.15

4.4

^q,z

4.0 to 4.3

^q,z

^a Starting with this version, this driver is maintained by the Apache Software Foundation.

^q Doesn’t support the vector type

^z Doesn’t support all DSE features.

Driver version	Hyper-Converged Database (HCD) version
1.1+
4.19 and later
4.18 ^a
4.16 to 4.17
4.5 to 4.15	^q
4.0 to 4.4	^q,z

Driver version

Hyper-Converged Database (HCD) version

1.1+

4.19 and later

4.18 ^a

4.16 to 4.17

4.5 to 4.15

4.0 to 4.4

^q,z

^a Starting with this version, this driver is maintained by the Apache Software Foundation.

^q Doesn’t support the vector type

^z Doesn’t support all DSE features.

Driver version	Astra DB compatibility
4.19 and later
4.18 ^a
4.16 to 4.17
4.3 to 4.15	^q
4.0 to 4.2

Driver version

Astra DB compatibility

4.19 and later

4.18 ^a

4.16 to 4.17

4.3 to 4.15

4.0 to 4.2

^a Starting with this version, this driver is maintained by the Apache Software Foundation.

^q Doesn’t support the vector type

Unsupported Java driver versions

If you are using an unsupported version of the Java driver, DataStax recommends that you upgrade to the 4.x series.

For information about upgrading to the 4.x series, see the following:

Java driver 3.x series (Maintenance)

The 3.x series of the Java driver entered maintenance status in 2023.

Cassandra
DSE
HCD
Astra DB

Driver version	Apache Cassandra® version
5.0+	4.0+	3.0+
3.12 ^a	^c
3.11	^c
3.0 to 3.10		^w

Driver version

Apache Cassandra® version

5.0+

4.0+

3.0+

3.12 ^a

3.11

3.0 to 3.10

^a Starting with this version, this driver is maintained by the Apache Software Foundation.

^c Doesn’t support new features introduced in Cassandra 5.0 or later. May not be compatible with changes to existing functionality released in Cassandra 5.0 or later.

^w Limited to the Cassandra 3.x API.

Driver version	DataStax Enterprise (DSE) version
6.9	6.8	5.1
3.12 ^a	^q,z	^z	^z
3.0 to 3.11	^q,z	^z	^z

Driver version

DataStax Enterprise (DSE) version

6.9

6.8

5.1

3.12 ^a

^q,z

3.0 to 3.11

^q,z

^a Starting with this version, this driver is maintained by the Apache Software Foundation.

^q Doesn’t support the vector type

^z Doesn’t support all DSE features.

Driver version	Hyper-Converged Database (HCD) version
1.1+
3.12 ^a	^q,z
3.0 to 3.11	^q,z

Driver version

Hyper-Converged Database (HCD) version

1.1+

3.12 ^a

^q,z

3.0 to 3.11

^q,z

^a Starting with this version, this driver is maintained by the Apache Software Foundation.

^q Doesn’t support the vector type

^z Doesn’t support all DSE features.

Driver version	Astra DB compatibility
3.12 ^a	^q
3.8 to 3.11	^q
3.0 to 3.7

Driver version

Astra DB compatibility

3.12 ^a

3.8 to 3.11

3.0 to 3.7

^a Starting with this version, this driver is maintained by the Apache Software Foundation.

^q Doesn’t support the vector type

DataStax Java driver 2.x series (EOL)

The 2.x series of the Java driver was superseded by the 3.x series in 2016.

DataStax doesn’t support the 2.x series of the Java driver, and it isn’t compatible with Astra DB, HCD, or any LTS or latest version of DSE or Cassandra.

DSE Java driver (EOL)

The DSE-only Java driver reached EOL in January 2022.

For more information, see End-of-life drivers for Apache Cassandra®.

Java driver for Apache Cassandra®

Java driver ownership

Java driver 4.x series compatibility

Unsupported Java driver versions

Java driver 3.x series (Maintenance)

DataStax Java driver 2.x series (EOL)

DSE Java driver (EOL)

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