diff --git a/kafka_events/poetry.lock b/kafka_events/poetry.lock
index 217c38640..061076fb9 100644
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 [package.dependencies]
@@ -2878,4 +2878,4 @@ aca-py = ["aries-cloudagent"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.9"
-content-hash = "f978c69a0de91d9c5bddc1153739cb301d322a4d48068594c3a785a6960202a5"
+content-hash = "88270e13f529cef77e0905e61b1975c1b9f7457bcb81599dfc41d2e3ef8ca0f3"
diff --git a/kafka_events/pyproject.toml b/kafka_events/pyproject.toml
index 615ff2ea7..22dbb6ef9 100644
--- a/kafka_events/pyproject.toml
+++ b/kafka_events/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ python = "^3.9"
 # Define ACA-Py as an optional/extra dependancy so it can be
 # explicitly installed with the plugin if desired.
 aries-cloudagent = { version = ">=0.10.3, < 1.0.0", optional = true }
-aiokafka = "^0.11.0"
+aiokafka = "^0.12.0"
 ecdsa = "^0.16.1"
 pydantic = "^1.10.15"