diff --git a/.build/parent-pom-template.xml b/.build/parent-pom-template.xml
index e4b63bf3a8..9203d4ad89 100644
--- a/.build/parent-pom-template.xml
+++ b/.build/parent-pom-template.xml
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.xerial.snappy</groupId>
         <artifactId>snappy-java</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.8.4</version>
+        <version>1.1.10.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.lz4</groupId>
diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 2e8dfb9a4c..ff78e6ceb2 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ Merged from 4.0:
 
 4.1.3
 Merged from 4.0:
+ * Upgrade snappy to 1.1.10.1 (CASSANDRA-18608)
  * Fix assertion error when describing mv as table (CASSANDRA-18596)
  * Track the amount of read data per row (CASSANDRA-18513)
  * Fix Down nodes counter in nodetool describecluster (CASSANDRA-18512)