diff --git a/bin/cqlsh.py b/bin/cqlsh.py
index 8a142d2cc0..c3fcc48d99 100644
--- a/bin/cqlsh.py
+++ b/bin/cqlsh.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ from cqlshlib.util import get_file_encoding_bomsize, trim_if_present
 DEFAULT_HOST = '127.0.0.1'
 DEFAULT_PORT = 9042
 DEFAULT_SSL = False
-DEFAULT_CQLVER = '3.4.0'
+DEFAULT_CQLVER = '3.4.2'
 DEFAULT_PROTOCOL_VERSION = 4
 DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5
 DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 10