diff --git a/modules/kafka/build.gradle b/modules/kafka/build.gradle
index 5f0658a51d0..fddda6775bc 100644
--- a/modules/kafka/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/kafka/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: Kafka"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
-    testImplementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:3.8.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:4.0.0'
     testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.26.3'
     testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:23.0'
     testImplementation 'org.awaitility:awaitility:4.2.2'