diff --git a/instrumentation/kafka/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/kafka/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index 3f2e53523ae2..b488203aad78 100644
--- a/instrumentation/kafka/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/kafka/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -53,3 +53,12 @@ tasks {
     dependsOn(testReceiveSpansDisabled)
   }
 }
+
+val latestDepTest = findProperty("testLatestDeps") as Boolean
+
+// kafka 4.1 requires java 11
+if (latestDepTest) {
+  otelJava {
+    minJavaVersionSupported.set(JavaVersion.VERSION_11)
+  }
+}