diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 18e9565..e2c282c 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TOPIC="pdf-topic"
+TOPIC="pdf-topic-dev"
 CONSUMER_GROUP="icc-grad-consumer-group"
 KAFKA_CLIENT_BOOTSTRAP_SERVER="kafka.kafka.svc.cluster.local:9092"