diff --git a/.build/parent-pom-template.xml b/.build/parent-pom-template.xml
index ecbff798b7..5959ec2a59 100644
--- a/.build/parent-pom-template.xml
+++ b/.build/parent-pom-template.xml
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.xerial.snappy</groupId>
         <artifactId>snappy-java</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.10.1</version>
+        <version>1.1.10.4</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.lz4</groupId>
diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index aa43ff1b18..863b99740c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Merged from 4.0:
  * Enable 3rd party JDK installations for Debian package (CASSANDRA-18844)
 Merged from 3.11:
 Merged from 3.0:
+ * Upgrade snappy-java to 1.1.10.4 (CASSANDRA-18878)
  * Add cqlshrc.sample and credentials.sample into Debian package (CASSANDRA-18818)