diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 5ff828aa660..07513ef954b 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
   id("idea")
-
-  id("ai.spotless-conventions")
 }
 
 val isRelease = (System.getProperty("isRelease") ?: "false").toBoolean()
diff --git a/smoke-tests/apps/Kafka/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests/apps/Kafka/build.gradle.kts
index ddebad8b181..cfac46a19d7 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/apps/Kafka/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests/apps/Kafka/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ plugins {
 
 dependencies {
   implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:2.7.18")
-  implementation("org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka:2.3.1.RELEASE")
+  implementation("org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka:2.8.11")
   implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.10.0")
   implementation("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.13")
   implementation("org.testcontainers:kafka:1.17.3")