diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 80d38d9feea..6bcdc3d9bfe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
     <junit-jupiter.version>5.9.1</junit-jupiter.version>
     <!-- Do not upgrade to 1.7.x until https://github.com/junit-pioneer/junit-pioneer/issues/623 is fixed -->
     <junit-pioneer.version>1.6.2</junit-pioneer.version>
-    <kafka.version>1.1.1</kafka.version>
+    <kafka.version>3.3.1</kafka.version>
     <kubernetes-client.version>4.6.1</kubernetes-client.version>
     <lightcouch.version>0.0.6</lightcouch.version>
     <liquibase.version>3.5.5</liquibase.version>