diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a321aba..e12f3f0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def specmatic_version = "2.10.0"
 dependencies {
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.6.0"
     implementation("com.amazonaws:aws-lambda-java-core:1.2.2")
-    implementation("org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:3.2.0")
+    implementation("org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:3.9.1")
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.3.2"
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json-jvm:1.6.1"
     implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.15.0")