diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 49744cf15d..78d90f6143 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ restore snapshots created with the previous major version using the
 'sstableloader' tool. You can upgrade the file format of your snapshots
 using the provided 'sstableupgrade' tool.
 
-
 2.2.2
 =====
 
@@ -144,6 +143,14 @@ New features
    - SizeTieredCompactionStrategy parameter cold_reads_to_omit has been removed.
 
 
+2.1.10
+=====
+
+New features
+------------
+   - The syntax TRUNCATE TABLE X is now accepted as an alias for TRUNCATE X
+
+
 2.1.9
 =====
 
diff --git a/bin/cqlsh.py b/bin/cqlsh.py
index 2636a596a7..81c998ccc7 100644
--- a/bin/cqlsh.py
+++ b/bin/cqlsh.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ from cqlshlib.util import get_file_encoding_bomsize, trim_if_present
 
 DEFAULT_HOST = '127.0.0.1'
 DEFAULT_PORT = 9042
-DEFAULT_CQLVER = '3.3.0'
+DEFAULT_CQLVER = '3.3.1'
 DEFAULT_PROTOCOL_VERSION = 4
 DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5
 
diff --git a/doc/cql3/CQL.textile b/doc/cql3/CQL.textile
index ce712bef8f..aa0468b8a7 100644
--- a/doc/cql3/CQL.textile
+++ b/doc/cql3/CQL.textile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <link rel="StyleSheet" href="CQL.css" type="text/css" media="screen">
 
-h1. Cassandra Query Language (CQL) v3.3.0
+h1. Cassandra Query Language (CQL) v3.3.1
+
 
 
  <span id="tableOfContents">
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@ h3(#truncateStmt). TRUNCATE
 
 __Syntax:__
 
-bc(syntax). <truncate-stmt> ::= TRUNCATE <tablename>
+bc(syntax). <truncate-stmt> ::= TRUNCATE ( TABLE | COLUMNFAMILY )? <tablename>
 
 __Sample:__
 
@@ -2197,6 +2198,11 @@ h2(#changes). Changes
 
 The following describes the changes in each version of CQL.
 
+
+h3. 3.3.1
+
+* The syntax @TRUNCATE TABLE X@ is now accepted as an alias for @TRUNCATE X@
+
 h3. 3.3.0
 
 * Adds new "aggregates":#aggregates
diff --git a/pylib/cqlshlib/cql3handling.py b/pylib/cqlshlib/cql3handling.py
index aff551a861..dcae173610 100644
--- a/pylib/cqlshlib/cql3handling.py
+++ b/pylib/cqlshlib/cql3handling.py
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ def batch_opt_completer(ctxt, cass):
     return opts
 
 syntax_rules += r'''
-<truncateStatement> ::= "TRUNCATE" cf=<columnFamilyName>
+<truncateStatement> ::= "TRUNCATE" ("COLUMNFAMILY" | "TABLE")? cf=<columnFamilyName>
                       ;
 '''
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/Cql.g b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/Cql.g
index 17cef8b82d..ed10e7743e 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/Cql.g
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/Cql.g
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ dropIndexStatement returns [DropIndexStatement expr]
   * TRUNCATE <CF>;
   */
 truncateStatement returns [TruncateStatement stmt]
-    : K_TRUNCATE cf=columnFamilyName { $stmt = new TruncateStatement(cf); }
+    : K_TRUNCATE (K_COLUMNFAMILY)? cf=columnFamilyName { $stmt = new TruncateStatement(cf); }
     ;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/QueryProcessor.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/QueryProcessor.java
index e9ff1b19a1..161d8d0ff7 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/QueryProcessor.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/QueryProcessor.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import org.github.jamm.MemoryMeter;
 
 public class QueryProcessor implements QueryHandler
 {
-    public static final CassandraVersion CQL_VERSION = new CassandraVersion("3.3.0");
+    public static final CassandraVersion CQL_VERSION = new CassandraVersion("3.3.1");
 
     public static final QueryProcessor instance = new QueryProcessor();
 
diff --git a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/validation/operations/TruncateTest.java b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/validation/operations/TruncateTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78a42fcb59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/validation/operations/TruncateTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.cassandra.cql3.validation.operations;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.CQLTester;
+
+public class TruncateTest extends CQLTester
+{
+    @Test
+    public void testTruncate() throws Throwable
+    {
+        for (String table : new String[] { "", "TABLE" })
+        {
+            createTable("CREATE TABLE %s (a int, b int, c int, PRIMARY KEY(a, b))");
+
+            execute("INSERT INTO %s (a, b, c) VALUES (?, ?, ?)", 0, 0, 0);
+            execute("INSERT INTO %s (a, b, c) VALUES (?, ?, ?)", 0, 1, 1);
+
+            flush();
+
+            execute("INSERT INTO %s (a, b, c) VALUES (?, ?, ?)", 1, 0, 2);
+            execute("INSERT INTO %s (a, b, c) VALUES (?, ?, ?)", 1, 1, 3);
+
+            assertRows(execute("SELECT * FROM %s"), row(1, 0, 2), row(1, 1, 3), row(0, 0, 0), row(0, 1, 1));
+
+            execute("TRUNCATE " + table + " %s");
+
+            assertEmpty(execute("SELECT * FROM %s"));
+        }
+    }
+}