diff --git a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.21.md b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.21.md
index 281020821..17e9cc9a7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.21.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.21.md
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ When cutting a new release, update the `unreleased` heading to the tag being gen
 ## unreleased
 
 * [DOCS] [#1469](https://github.com/riptano/mission-control/issues/1469) Add docs for Reaper's Control Plane deployment mode
+* [CHANGE] Bump default Medusa version to 0.22.3
diff --git a/pkg/medusa/reconcile.go b/pkg/medusa/reconcile.go
index 4eb9891ee..929c1459b 100644
--- a/pkg/medusa/reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/medusa/reconcile.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	DefaultMedusaImageRepository = "k8ssandra"
 	DefaultMedusaImageName       = "medusa"
-	DefaultMedusaVersion         = "0.22.2"
+	DefaultMedusaVersion         = "0.22.3"
 	DefaultMedusaPort            = 50051
 	DefaultProbeInitialDelay     = 10
 	DefaultProbeTimeout          = 1