diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 226164bfc..d75c399c6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         <testcontainer.version>2.0.3</testcontainer.version>
         <mockwebserver.version>5.3.2</mockwebserver.version>
         <!-- Dependencies -->
-        <kafka.version>3.9.1</kafka.version>
+        <kafka.version>4.2.0</kafka.version>
         <picocli.version>4.7.7</picocli.version>
         <jackson.version>2.18.3</jackson.version>
         <jinjava.version>2.8.3</jinjava.version>