diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index c11f1d976..0de94a267 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ updates:
       update-types:
         - "patch"
         - "minor"
+     confluent-minor-patch-dependencies:
+      patterns:
+        - "io.confluent:*"
+        - "org.apache.kafka:*"
+      # We will handle major upgrades manually
+      update-types:
+        - "patch"
+        - "minor" 
+     confluent-major-dependencies:
+      patterns:
+        - "io.confluent:*"
+        - "org.apache.kafka:*"
+      update-types:
+        - "major" 
     other-dependencies:
       patterns:
         - "*"
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 3d89934dc..052a80e6f 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ spring-dependency-management = { id = 'io.spring.dependency-management', version
 git-properties = { id = 'com.gorylenko.gradle-git-properties', version = '2.4.2' }
 openapi-generator = { id = 'org.openapi.generator', version = '7.9.0' }
 allure = { id = 'io.qameta.allure', version = '2.10.0' }
-nexus-publish-plugin = { id = 'io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin', version = '1.1.0' }
+nexus-publish-plugin = { id = 'io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin', version = '2.0.0' }
 node-gradle = { id = 'com.github.node-gradle.node', version = '7.1.0' }
 #jib = { id = 'com.google.cloud.tools.jib', version = '3.4.4' }
 docker-remote-api = { id = 'com.bmuschko.docker-remote-api', version = '9.4.0' }