diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aaf8efa..6a76740 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <properties>
-        <kafka.version>2.2.0</kafka.version>
+        <kafka.version>2.6.3</kafka.version>
         <neo4j.version>1.7.5</neo4j.version>
     </properties>