diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4881073..5b10bc8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.1</version>
+            <version>3.9.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.locationtech.spatial4j</groupId>