diff --git a/java/kafkaesque/pom.xml b/java/kafkaesque/pom.xml
index 00e87e2..941e225 100644
--- a/java/kafkaesque/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kafkaesque/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
       <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.2</version>
+      <version>3.6.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>