diff --git a/kafka/build_darwin_amd64.go b/kafka/build_darwin_amd64.go
index 9e08e8cb1..f67448176 100644
--- a/kafka/build_darwin_amd64.go
+++ b/kafka/build_darwin_amd64.go
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ package kafka
 import "C"
 
 // LibrdkafkaLinkInfo explains how librdkafka was linked to the Go client
-const LibrdkafkaLinkInfo = "static darwin_amd64 from librdkafka-static-bundle-v2.5.0.tgz"
+const LibrdkafkaLinkInfo = "static darwin_amd64 from librdkafka-static-bundle-v2.5.3-RC1.tgz"
diff --git a/kafka/build_darwin_arm64.go b/kafka/build_darwin_arm64.go
index 4acd66257..fb5500579 100644
--- a/kafka/build_darwin_arm64.go
+++ b/kafka/build_darwin_arm64.go
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ package kafka
 import "C"
 
 // LibrdkafkaLinkInfo explains how librdkafka was linked to the Go client
-const LibrdkafkaLinkInfo = "static darwin_arm64 from librdkafka-static-bundle-v2.5.0.tgz"
+const LibrdkafkaLinkInfo = "static darwin_arm64 from librdkafka-static-bundle-v2.5.3-RC1.tgz"
diff --git a/kafka/build_glibc_linux_amd64.go b/kafka/build_glibc_linux_amd64.go
index e0266c6de..68b47cf8b 100644
--- a/kafka/build_glibc_linux_amd64.go
+++ b/kafka/build_glibc_linux_amd64.go
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ package kafka
 import "C"
 
 // LibrdkafkaLinkInfo explains how librdkafka was linked to the Go client
-const LibrdkafkaLinkInfo = "static glibc_linux_amd64 from librdkafka-static-bundle-v2.5.0.tgz"
+const LibrdkafkaLinkInfo = "static glibc_linux_amd64 from librdkafka-static-bundle-v2.5.3-RC1.tgz"
diff --git a/kafka/build_glibc_linux_arm64.go b/kafka/build_glibc_linux_arm64.go
index 5ac823ce1..81177eb16 100644
--- a/kafka/build_glibc_linux_arm64.go
+++ b/kafka/build_glibc_linux_arm64.go
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ package kafka
 import "C"
 
 // LibrdkafkaLinkInfo explains how librdkafka was linked to the Go client
-const LibrdkafkaLinkInfo = "static glibc_linux_arm64 from librdkafka-static-bundle-v2.5.0.tgz"
+const LibrdkafkaLinkInfo = "static glibc_linux_arm64 from librdkafka-static-bundle-v2.5.3-RC1.tgz"
diff --git a/kafka/build_musl_linux_amd64.go b/kafka/build_musl_linux_amd64.go
index 2b88f9bff..843822e17 100644
--- a/kafka/build_musl_linux_amd64.go
+++ b/kafka/build_musl_linux_amd64.go
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ package kafka
 import "C"
 
 // LibrdkafkaLinkInfo explains how librdkafka was linked to the Go client
-const LibrdkafkaLinkInfo = "static musl_linux_amd64 from librdkafka-static-bundle-v2.5.0.tgz"
+const LibrdkafkaLinkInfo = "static musl_linux_amd64 from librdkafka-static-bundle-v2.5.3-RC1.tgz"
diff --git a/kafka/build_musl_linux_arm64.go b/kafka/build_musl_linux_arm64.go
index 8b5340c4d..6815494a1 100644
--- a/kafka/build_musl_linux_arm64.go
+++ b/kafka/build_musl_linux_arm64.go
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ package kafka
 import "C"
 
 // LibrdkafkaLinkInfo explains how librdkafka was linked to the Go client
-const LibrdkafkaLinkInfo = "static musl_linux_arm64 from librdkafka-static-bundle-v2.5.0.tgz"
+const LibrdkafkaLinkInfo = "static musl_linux_arm64 from librdkafka-static-bundle-v2.5.3-RC1.tgz"
diff --git a/kafka/build_windows.go b/kafka/build_windows.go
index 56b65d086..490fb7116 100644
--- a/kafka/build_windows.go
+++ b/kafka/build_windows.go
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ package kafka
 import "C"
 
 // LibrdkafkaLinkInfo explains how librdkafka was linked to the Go client
-const LibrdkafkaLinkInfo = "static windows from librdkafka-static-bundle-v2.5.0.tgz"
+const LibrdkafkaLinkInfo = "static windows from librdkafka-static-bundle-v2.5.3-RC1.tgz"
diff --git a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_amd64.a b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_amd64.a
index a7f1b5447..4f7856747 100644
Binary files a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_amd64.a and b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_amd64.a differ
diff --git a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_arm64.a b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_arm64.a
index 154f5630c..bff2a5393 100644
Binary files a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_arm64.a and b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_arm64.a differ
diff --git a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_glibc_linux_amd64.a b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_glibc_linux_amd64.a
index e06d7df84..ec209ba86 100644
Binary files a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_glibc_linux_amd64.a and b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_glibc_linux_amd64.a differ
diff --git a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_glibc_linux_arm64.a b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_glibc_linux_arm64.a
index 1651ecc1a..305fb1aed 100644
Binary files a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_glibc_linux_arm64.a and b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_glibc_linux_arm64.a differ
diff --git a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_musl_linux_amd64.a b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_musl_linux_amd64.a
index 538857e64..54b116ea7 100644
Binary files a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_musl_linux_amd64.a and b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_musl_linux_amd64.a differ
diff --git a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_musl_linux_arm64.a b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_musl_linux_arm64.a
index 7d7335145..b28b5807a 100644
Binary files a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_musl_linux_arm64.a and b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_musl_linux_arm64.a differ
diff --git a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_windows.a b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_windows.a
index 08a42b0a4..741fad98f 100644
Binary files a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_windows.a and b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_windows.a differ
diff --git a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/rdkafka.h b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/rdkafka.h
index 7d4ae8112..b251e4c51 100644
--- a/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/rdkafka.h
+++ b/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/rdkafka.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
  * @remark This value should only be used during compile time,
  *         for runtime checks of version use rd_kafka_version()
  */
-#define RD_KAFKA_VERSION 0x020500ff
+#define RD_KAFKA_VERSION 0x020503ff
 
 /**
  * @brief Returns the librdkafka version as integer.