You can force cqlsh to use a specific cql version using the flag
–cqlversion=”#.#.#”
Example cqlsh usage (and key/values):
cqlsh 12.34.56.78 1234 -u username -p password --cqlversion="3.2.0"
cqlsh (IP ADDR) (PORT) (DB_USERN) (DB_PASS) (VER)