diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4cde30a..2188b91 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ dependencies {
     annotationProcessor 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-configuration-processor'
 
     // Kafka
-    implementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:3.6.1'
+    implementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:4.2.0'
     // For GroupMetadataManager codec to parse __consumer_offsets
-    implementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.13:3.6.1'
+    implementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.13:4.2.0'
 
     // Metrics (default implementation)
     implementation 'io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-prometheus'