diff --git a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.22.md b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.22.md
index 58ab84827..4f2a25935 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.22.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.22.md
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ Changelog for the K8ssandra Operator, new PRs should update the `unreleased` sec
 When cutting a new release, update the `unreleased` heading to the tag being generated and date, like `## vX.Y.Z - YYYY-MM-DD` and create a new placeholder section for  `unreleased` entries.
 
 ## unreleased
+
+* [CHANGE] [#1484](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1484) Update Medusa version to 0.23.0
diff --git a/pkg/medusa/reconcile.go b/pkg/medusa/reconcile.go
index 08fd1ba9a..7107b8744 100644
--- a/pkg/medusa/reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/medusa/reconcile.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	DefaultMedusaImageRepository = "k8ssandra"
 	DefaultMedusaImageName       = "medusa"
-	DefaultMedusaVersion         = "97aa0276"
+	DefaultMedusaVersion         = "0.23.0"
 	DefaultMedusaPort            = 50051
 	DefaultProbeInitialDelay     = 10
 	DefaultProbeTimeout          = 1