diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 350bbd6..ceba8b4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ services:
 
   # ───────────────── Kafka 4.0.0 (KRaft) ─────────────────
   kafka:
-    image: quay.io/strimzi/kafka:0.47.0-kafka-4.0.0
+    image: quay.io/strimzi/kafka:0.50.1-kafka-4.0.0
     command: [
       "sh", "-c",
       "./bin/kafka-storage.sh format --standalone -t $$(./bin/kafka-storage.sh random-uuid) -c ./config/server.properties && ./bin/kafka-server-start.sh ./config/server.properties"