diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 5a5ae193e5..9826f2fa76 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 3.0.30
+ * Upgrade snappy-java to 1.1.10.4 (CASSANDRA-18878)
  * Add cqlshrc.sample and credentials.sample into Debian package (CASSANDRA-18818)
  * Refactor validation logic in StorageService.rebuild (CASSANDRA-18803)
  * Make alternation of a user type validate the same way as creation of a user type does (CASSANDRA-18585)
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 76525e35d4..ae04bd894f 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
         <license name="The Apache Software License, Version 2.0" url="https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt"/>
         <scm connection="${scm.connection}" developerConnection="${scm.developerConnection}" url="${scm.url}"/>
         <dependencyManagement>
-          <dependency groupId="org.xerial.snappy" artifactId="snappy-java" version="1.1.1.7"/>
+          <dependency groupId="org.xerial.snappy" artifactId="snappy-java" version="1.1.10.4"/>
           <dependency groupId="net.jpountz.lz4" artifactId="lz4" version="1.3.0"/>
           <dependency groupId="com.ning" artifactId="compress-lzf" version="0.8.4"/>
           <dependency groupId="com.google.guava" artifactId="guava" version="18.0">