diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/query/Update.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/query/Update.java
index ef4aabfda..8711bf268 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/query/Update.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/query/Update.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.CqlIdentifier;
  * </pre>
  *
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author Chema Vinacua 
  * @since 2.0
  */
 public class Update {
@@ -671,7 +672,7 @@ public class Update {
 		@Override
 		public String toString() {
 			return String.format("%s = %s %s %d", getColumnName(), getColumnName(), value.doubleValue() > 0 ? "+" : "-",
-					Math.abs(value.intValue()));
+					Math.abs(value.longValue()));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/query/UpdateUnitTests.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/query/UpdateUnitTests.java
index 0d41654ba..90f4d84a3 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/query/UpdateUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/query/UpdateUnitTests.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.query.Update.IncrOp;
  * Unit tests for {@link Update}.
  *
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author Chema Vinacua 
  */
 public class UpdateUnitTests {
 
@@ -134,4 +135,13 @@ public class UpdateUnitTests {
 		assertThat(update.getUpdateOperations()).hasSize(1);
 		assertThat(update.getUpdateOperations().iterator().next()).isInstanceOf(IncrOp.class);
 	}
+
+	@Test // DATACASS-718
+	public void shouldCreateIncrementLongUpdate() {
+
+		Update update = Update.empty().increment("foo", 2400000000l);
+
+		assertThat(update.getUpdateOperations()).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(update.toString()).isEqualTo("foo = foo + 2400000000");
+	}
 }