diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index f683704e67..c158156c42 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ subprojects {
         implementation("io.github.cdimascio:dotenv-kotlin:6.4.1")
         implementation("com.networknt:json-schema-validator:1.0.87")
         implementation("com.ibm.mq:com.ibm.mq.allclient:9.3.3.1")
-        implementation("org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:3.5.1") {
+        implementation("org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:3.6.0") {
             exclude("org.apache.kafka", "kafka-raft")
             exclude("org.apache.kafka", "kafka-server-common")
             exclude("org.apache.kafka", "kafka-storage")