diff --git a/dist/conf/cassandra-sink-distributed.json.sample b/dist/conf/cassandra-sink-distributed.json.sample
index 40e5644b..d092d9f6 100644
--- a/dist/conf/cassandra-sink-distributed.json.sample
+++ b/dist/conf/cassandra-sink-distributed.json.sample
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
         "ssl.truststore.password": "",
         "ssl.truststore.path": "",
         "ssl.cipherSuites": "",
+        "socks.proxyHost": "None",
+        "socks.proxyPort": 0,
         "topic.my_topic.my_ks.my_table.mapping": "col1=key.f1, col2=value.f1, __ttl=value.f2, __timestamp=value.f3, col3=header.f1, col4=now()",
         "topic.my_topic.my_ks.my_table.consistencyLevel": "LOCAL_ONE",
         "topic.my_topic.my_ks.my_table.ttl": -1,
diff --git a/dist/conf/cassandra-sink-standalone.properties.sample b/dist/conf/cassandra-sink-standalone.properties.sample
index ae6a30c8..2c89c9c3 100644
--- a/dist/conf/cassandra-sink-standalone.properties.sample
+++ b/dist/conf/cassandra-sink-standalone.properties.sample
@@ -115,6 +115,16 @@ topics=my_topic
 # Path to the private key file, when using OpenSSL.
 #ssl.openssl.privateKey=
 
+### SOCKS Proxy Settings ###
+
+# Host which runs as a SOCKS5 proxy, through which Cassandra traffic should be routed.
+# Defaults to None.
+#socks.proxyHost=None
+
+# Port on which the SOCKS5 proxy is running.
+# Defaults to 0.
+#socks.proxyPort=0
+
 ### Settings for topic my_topic ###
 
 #### Settings for table my_ks.my_table in topic my_topic ####
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c072f4f1..bbf62cc0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
     <kafka.connect.version>2.4.0</kafka.connect.version>
     <confluent.version>5.2.1</confluent.version>
     <caffeine.version>2.6.2</caffeine.version>
-    <oss.driver.version>4.6.0</oss.driver.version>
+    <oss.driver.version>4.6.0</oss.driver.version> <!--
+    TODO Before Merging - Bump up version to consume Socks Proxy changes in Java Driver
+    -->
     <dsbulk.version>1.6.0</dsbulk.version>
     <reactive-streams.version>1.0.3</reactive-streams.version>
     <guava.version>25.1-jre</guava.version>