diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ff0498076f1b..f1390158320b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <airlift-tpch.version>0.1</airlift-tpch.version>
     <avatica.version>1.9.0</avatica.version>
     <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>1.9</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
-    <cassandra-driver-core.version>3.1.4</cassandra-driver-core.version>
+    <cassandra-driver-core.version>4.0.0</cassandra-driver-core.version>
     <checksum-maven-plugin.version>1.2</checksum-maven-plugin.version>
     <commons-dbcp.version>1.4</commons-dbcp.version>
     <commons-lang3.version>3.2</commons-lang3.version>
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ limitations under the License.
   <!-- No dependencies here. Declare dependency VERSIONS in
        dependencyManagement, below, and each dependency in the module that uses
        it. -->
-  <dependencies />
+  <dependencies/>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>