diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/cinder-default-version-9dfcb941996e32ab.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/cinder-default-version-9dfcb941996e32ab.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e680daa94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/cinder-default-version-9dfcb941996e32ab.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Default Cinder API version is changed to v3. It's fully compatible with
+    API v2. If you need to use Cinder API v2 you need to cinder_version='2' in
+    the Vitrage configuration file.
diff --git a/vitrage/os_clients.py b/vitrage/os_clients.py
index 4f739d4f2..724a4a07d 100644
--- a/vitrage/os_clients.py
+++ b/vitrage/os_clients.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ OPTS = [
     cfg.StrOpt('aodh_version', default='2', help='Aodh version'),
     cfg.StrOpt('ceilometer_version', default='2', help='Ceilometer version'),
     cfg.StrOpt('nova_version', default='2.11', help='Nova version'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('cinder_version', default='2', help='Cinder version'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('cinder_version', default='3', help='Cinder version'),
     cfg.StrOpt('glance_version', default='2', help='Glance version'),
     cfg.StrOpt('heat_version', default='1', help='Heat version'),
     cfg.StrOpt('mistral_version', default='2', help='Mistral version'),