diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a06334d..0f32646 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <testcontainers.version>1.19.0</testcontainers.version>
 
         <kotlin.version>1.9.24</kotlin.version>
-        <kafka.version>3.4.0</kafka.version>
+        <kafka.version>3.8.0</kafka.version>
         <awssdk.version>2.26.27</awssdk.version>
         <reactor-bom.version>2023.0.8</reactor-bom.version>
         <jackson.version>2.16.1</jackson.version>