diff --git a/PendingReleaseNotes.md b/PendingReleaseNotes.md
index 4ee2cc816..d04d3054f 100644
--- a/PendingReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/PendingReleaseNotes.md
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 ### Cassandra
 
+- Updated Base image from Alpine 3.8 to 3.12 due to CVEs.
+
 ## Breaking Changes
 
 ### Ceph
diff --git a/images/cassandra/Dockerfile b/images/cassandra/Dockerfile
index 68631948e..d62c379b5 100644
--- a/images/cassandra/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/cassandra/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #limitations under the License.
 
-FROM alpine:3.8
+FROM alpine:3.12
 
 ARG ARCH
 ARG TINI_VERSION