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 latest 12 months of releases, and DataStax recommends using the latest driver version whenever possible. Compatibility isn’t 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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Icon	Description
	Fully compatible
	Partially compatible
	Not compatible

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		^f

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. Might not be compatible with changes to existing functionality released in Cassandra 5.0 or later.

^f 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	^e
4.4	^e,i	ⁱ
4.0 to 4.3	^e,i	ⁱ	ⁱ

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

^e,i

ⁱ

4.0 to 4.3

^e,i

ⁱ

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

^e Doesn’t support the vector type.

ⁱ Doesn’t support all DSE features. The Java driver unified with the DSE-only driver in version 4.4, with support for additional DSE features added in subsequent releases. Pre-unification versions might not include support for any DSE features. For information about a specific version, see the Java driver releases.

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	^e
4.0 to 4.4	^e

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

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

^e Doesn’t support the vector type.

Driver version	Astra DB compatibility
4.19 and later
4.18 ^a
4.16 to 4.17
4.3 to 4.15	^e
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.

^e 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		^f

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. Might not be compatible with changes to existing functionality released in Cassandra 5.0 or later.

^f Limited to the Cassandra 3.x API.