diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 6ff1e6a0c..c6eb14a9e 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ dependencies = [
 python = [
     "numpy<2",
     "pyarrow>=10.0",
-    "confluent-kafka<=2.3.0",
+    "confluent-kafka<=2.6.1",
     "fastavro>=1.4.11,<=1.8.4",
     "tqdm",
 ]