diff --git a/plugin/datacap-native-kafka/pom.xml b/plugin/datacap-native-kafka/pom.xml
index 644fc337..e3d5213e 100644
--- a/plugin/datacap-native-kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin/datacap-native-kafka/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <description>DataCap - Kafka</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <kafka.version>2.8.1</kafka.version>
+        <kafka.version>3.6.1</kafka.version>
         <testcontainers.version>1.17.6</testcontainers.version>
         <plugin.name>native-kafka</plugin.name>
     </properties>