diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d41bb97719..f65c95b277 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <graphql-java.version>21.1</graphql-java.version>
     <lettuce.version>6.2.6.RELEASE</lettuce.version>
     <commons-pool2.version>2.12.0</commons-pool2.version>
-    <kafka.version>3.5.1</kafka.version>
+    <kafka.version>3.6.0</kafka.version>
     <caffeine.version>3.1.8</caffeine.version>
 
     <config.version>1.4.2</config.version>