diff --git a/kafka/pom.xml b/kafka/pom.xml
index bdf9edd..4677a89 100644
--- a/kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/kafka/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>25</maven.compiler.release>
-    <kafka.version>4.3.1</kafka.version>
+    <kafka.version>4.4.0</kafka.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>