diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 954f8048..687a9283 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val logbackClassic = "ch.qos.logback"       % "logback-classic"          % "1.5.6"  % Runtime
   val logbackEncoder = "net.logstash.logback" % "logstash-logback-encoder" % "7.4"    % Runtime
 
-  val embeddedKafka        = "io.github.embeddedkafka" %% "embedded-kafka"              % "3.4.1"    % Test
+  val embeddedKafka        = "io.github.embeddedkafka" %% "embedded-kafka"              % "3.8.0"    % Test
   val mockito              = "org.mockito"              % "mockito-core"                % "5.10.0"   % Test
   val randomDataGenerator  = "com.danielasfregola"     %% "random-data-generator"       % "2.9"      % Test
   val scalaCheck           = "org.scalacheck"          %% "scalacheck"                  % "1.17.0"   % Test