diff --git a/examples/cassandra/cassandra-controller.yaml b/examples/cassandra/cassandra-controller.yaml
index c41b376384d..30018d316a1 100644
--- a/examples/cassandra/cassandra-controller.yaml
+++ b/examples/cassandra/cassandra-controller.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: metadata.namespace
-          image: gcr.io/google_containers/cassandra:v5
+          image: gcr.io/google_containers/cassandra:v6
           name: cassandra
           ports:
             - containerPort: 9042
diff --git a/examples/cassandra/cassandra.yaml b/examples/cassandra/cassandra.yaml
index f526ae37bcb..1dcc28e0a7c 100644
--- a/examples/cassandra/cassandra.yaml
+++ b/examples/cassandra/cassandra.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: "0.1"
-    image: gcr.io/google_containers/cassandra:v5
+    image: gcr.io/google_containers/cassandra:v6
     name: cassandra
     ports:
     - name: cql