diff --git a/openig-core/pom.xml b/openig-core/pom.xml
index a508a349..68310429 100644
--- a/openig-core/pom.xml
+++ b/openig-core/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     <dependency>
 	    <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
 	    <artifactId>kafka_2.13</artifactId>
-	    <version>2.8.2</version>
+	    <version>3.7.2</version>
 	</dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.openidentityplatform.commons</groupId>