diff --git a/modules/redpanda/build.gradle b/modules/redpanda/build.gradle
index ec254add76f..d349572bfe9 100644
--- a/modules/redpanda/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/redpanda/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
     shaded 'org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.34'
 
-    testImplementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:4.0.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:4.1.0'
     testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
     testImplementation 'io.rest-assured:rest-assured:5.5.6'
     testImplementation 'org.awaitility:awaitility:4.3.0'