diff --git a/qa/rolling-upgrade/build.gradle b/qa/rolling-upgrade/build.gradle
index 0d80c6ffd19..539e3f7bd5a 100644
--- a/qa/rolling-upgrade/build.gradle
+++ b/qa/rolling-upgrade/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ task oldClusterTest(type: RestIntegTestTask) {
   mustRunAfter(precommit)
   cluster {
     distribution = 'zip'
-    bwcVersion = '5.3.0-SNAPSHOT' // TODO: either randomize, or make this settable with sysprop
+    bwcVersion = '5.4.0-SNAPSHOT' // TODO: either randomize, or make this settable with sysprop
     numBwcNodes = 2
     numNodes = 2
     clusterName = 'rolling-upgrade'