diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 96082b1deab..6fc55096936 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ bouncycastle-bcpkix = { module = "org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on", version.ref
 bouncycastle-bcprov = { module = "org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on", version.ref = "bouncycastle" }
 cassandra-driver-bom = { module = "com.datastax.oss:java-driver-bom", version.ref = "cassandraDriver" }
 cassandra-driver-core = { module = "com.datastax.oss:java-driver-core" }
-cassandra-quarkus = { module = "com.datastax.oss.quarkus:cassandra-quarkus-client", version = "1.1.3" }
+cassandra-quarkus = { module = "com.datastax.oss.quarkus:cassandra-quarkus-client", version = "1.2.0-alpha1" }
+cassandra-quarkus-tests = { module = "com.datastax.oss.quarkus:cassandra-quarkus-test-framework", version = "1.2.0-alpha1" }
 caffeine = { module = "com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine", version = "2.9.3" }
 cel-bom = { module = "org.projectnessie.cel:cel-bom", version = "0.3.13" }
 cel-jackson = { module = "org.projectnessie.cel:cel-jackson" }
diff --git a/servers/quarkus-server/src/main/resources/application.properties b/servers/quarkus-server/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 01726507656..634029f33b9 100644
--- a/servers/quarkus-server/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/servers/quarkus-server/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -237,3 +237,7 @@ quarkus.micrometer.binder.http-server.match-patterns=\
 # endless 'Retried waiting for GCLocker too often allocating * words' messages instead of a
 # "proper OutOfMemoryException" happen.
 %test.quarkus.micrometer.binder.jvm=false
+
+# See https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/issues/32238
+%test.quarkus.otel.exporter.otlp.timeout=0
+%test.quarkus.otel.exporter.otlp.traces.timeout=0