diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 37e53a33..0d47b337 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
 #
 # [*cinder_service_type*]
 #   (optional) Cinder service type to use when searching catalog.
-#   Defaults to 'volumev2'.
+#   Defaults to 'volumev3'.
 #
 # [*swift_service_type*]
 #   (optional) Swift service type to use when searching catalog.
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class trove(
   $swift_url                    = false,
   $neutron_url                  = false,
   $nova_compute_service_type    = 'compute',
-  $cinder_service_type          = 'volumev2',
+  $cinder_service_type          = 'volumev3',
   $swift_service_type           = 'object-store',
   $neutron_service_type         = 'network',
   $glance_service_type         = 'image',
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/use-volumev3-e0b5c5c444163b61.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/use-volumev3-e0b5c5c444163b61.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6647e781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/use-volumev3-e0b5c5c444163b61.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Default value of the ``trove::cinder_api_version`` has been updated from
+    ``volumev2`` to ``volumev3`` to use current Block Storage API v3 instead of
+    deprecated Block Storage API v3.