diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 5abd99df..eed191a1 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [versions]
 confluent = "7.4.0"
-kafka = "6.2.10-ce"
+kafka = "7.4.0-ce"
 kmongo = "4.9.0"
 kotest = "5.6.2"
 kotlin = "1.8.21"