diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/config/CassandraRelevantProperties.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/config/CassandraRelevantProperties.java
index 3e67502f8f25..fec54f8ffdf6 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/config/CassandraRelevantProperties.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/config/CassandraRelevantProperties.java
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
 
 package org.apache.cassandra.config;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.ConfigurationException;
 import org.apache.cassandra.metrics.TableMetrics;
@@ -520,7 +523,13 @@ public enum CassandraRelevantProperties
      * This is to remain compatible with older workflows that first change the replication before adding the nodes.
      * Otherwise, it will validate that the names match existing DCs before allowing replication change.
      */
-    DATACENTER_SKIP_NAME_VALIDATION("cassandra.dc_skip_name_validation", "false");
+    DATACENTER_SKIP_NAME_VALIDATION("cassandra.dc_skip_name_validation", "false"),
+
+    /**
+     * This is a list of table attributes to ignore. This is useful for handling compatibilty while
+     * upgrading to a newer version of Cassandra.
+     */
+    TABLE_ATTRIBUTES_IGNORE_KEYS("cassandra.table_attributes_ignore_keys", "");
 
     CassandraRelevantProperties(String key, String defaultVal)
     {
@@ -676,6 +685,16 @@ public long getLong(int overrideDefaultValue)
         return LONG_CONVERTER.convert(value);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the value of a system property as a list of lists, delimited by commas.
+     * @return system property value if it exists, defaultValue otherwise.
+     */
+    public List<String> getListOfStrings()
+    {
+        String value = System.getProperty(key);
+        return LIST_OF_STRINGS_CONVERTER.convert(value == null ? defaultVal : value);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the value into system properties.
      * @param value to set
@@ -753,6 +772,16 @@ private interface PropertyConverter<T>
         }
     };
 
+    private static final PropertyConverter<List<String>> LIST_OF_STRINGS_CONVERTER = value ->
+    {
+        return Arrays.asList(value.split(","))
+                     .stream()
+                     .filter(s -> !s.isBlank())
+                     .collect(Collectors.toList());
+    };
+
+
+
     private static final PropertyConverter<Double> DOUBLE_CONVERTER = value ->
     {
         try
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/statements/PropertyDefinitions.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/statements/PropertyDefinitions.java
index 2d832cbc771b..ce686bb93a6b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/statements/PropertyDefinitions.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/statements/PropertyDefinitions.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public void addProperty(String name, Map<String, String> value) throws SyntaxExc
             throw new SyntaxException(String.format("Multiple definition for property '%s'", name));
     }
 
-    public void validate(Set<String> keywords, Set<String> obsolete) throws SyntaxException
+    public void validate(Set<String> keywords, Set<String> obsolete, Set<String> keywordsFromNewVersions) throws SyntaxException
     {
         for (String name : properties.keySet())
         {
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public void validate(Set<String> keywords, Set<String> obsolete) throws SyntaxEx
 
             if (obsolete.contains(name))
                 logger.warn("Ignoring obsolete property {}", name);
+            else if (keywordsFromNewVersions.contains(name))
+                logger.warn("Ignoring property {} that is not supported in this version", name);
             else
                 throw new SyntaxException(String.format("Unknown property '%s'", name));
         }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/statements/schema/TableAttributes.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/statements/schema/TableAttributes.java
index 112d0cfd7604..f04ddf41a1b9 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/statements/schema/TableAttributes.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/statements/schema/TableAttributes.java
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
 import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.CQL3Type;
 import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.ColumnIdentifier;
 import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.functions.types.utils.Bytes;
@@ -45,9 +48,12 @@
 import org.apache.cassandra.service.reads.repair.ReadRepairStrategy;
 
 import static java.lang.String.format;
+import static org.apache.cassandra.config.CassandraRelevantProperties.TABLE_ATTRIBUTES_IGNORE_KEYS;
 
 public final class TableAttributes extends PropertyDefinitions
 {
+    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TableAttributes.class);
+
     public static final String ID = "id";
     public static final Set<String> validKeywords;
     private static final Set<String> obsoleteKeywords = ImmutableSet.of(
@@ -56,6 +62,11 @@ public final class TableAttributes extends PropertyDefinitions
         "dse_edge_label_property"
     );
 
+    private static final Set<String> keywordsFromNewVersions = ImmutableSet.<String>builder()
+                                                                .add("allow_auto_snapshot")
+                                                                .addAll(TABLE_ATTRIBUTES_IGNORE_KEYS.getListOfStrings())
+                                                                .build();
+
     private static final Set<String> UNSUPPORTED_DSE_COMPACTION_STRATEGIES = ImmutableSet.of(
         "org.apache.cassandra.db.compaction.TieredCompactionStrategy",
         "TieredCompactionStrategy",
@@ -70,13 +81,14 @@ public final class TableAttributes extends PropertyDefinitions
             validBuilder.add(option.toString());
         validBuilder.add(ID);
         validKeywords = validBuilder.build();
+        logger.debug("Ignored keyworks for compatibility with newer versions: {}", keywordsFromNewVersions);
     }
 
     private final Map<ColumnIdentifier, DroppedColumn.Raw> droppedColumnRecords = new HashMap<>();
 
     public void validate()
     {
-        validate(validKeywords, obsoleteKeywords);
+        validate(validKeywords, obsoleteKeywords, keywordsFromNewVersions);
         build(TableParams.builder()).validate();
     }
 
@@ -137,7 +149,7 @@ boolean hasUnsupportedDseCompaction()
 
     public static Set<String> allKeywords()
     {
-        return Sets.union(validKeywords, obsoleteKeywords);
+        return Sets.union(Sets.union(validKeywords, obsoleteKeywords), keywordsFromNewVersions);
     }
 
     private TableParams build(TableParams.Builder builder)