diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index 2bcb7384..d3a176c5 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-    "backstage": "1.39.1",
-    "node": "22.16.0",
-    "cli": "1.7.0",
+    "backstage": "1.42.5",
+    "node": "22.19.0",
+    "cli": "1.8.0",
     "cliPackage": "@red-hat-developer-hub/cli"
 }
diff --git a/workspaces/kafka/plugins-list.yaml b/workspaces/kafka/plugins-list.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89cc7a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/kafka/plugins-list.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+plugins/kafka:
+plugins/kafka-backend:
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diff --git a/workspaces/kafka/source.json b/workspaces/kafka/source.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8348d4e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/kafka/source.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"repo":"https://github.com/backstage/community-plugins","repo-ref":"4862594484efcb37915be44b78c477d772bcefdd","repo-flat":false,"repo-backstage-version":"1.41.1"}
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