diff --git a/dependencies.gradle b/dependencies.gradle
index 5b6f2621a..780cbd28c 100644
--- a/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/dependencies.gradle
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ext {
 
     jsr305Version = '3.0.2'
 
-    kafkaClientsVersion = '3.5.1'
+    kafkaClientsVersion = '3.6.0'
     kafkaStreamsVersion = '3.6.0'
 
     jacksonVersion = '2.15.3'