diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c9d969ad78..5afb5c8708 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -509,7 +509,9 @@ project('spring-integration-cassandra') {
         api project(':spring-integration-core')
         api 'org.springframework.data:spring-data-cassandra'
 
-        testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:cassandra'
+        testImplementation ('org.testcontainers:cassandra') {
+            exclude group: 'com.datastax.cassandra'
+        }
     }
 }