diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e68267c..166e3e4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-        <kafka.version>2.0.0</kafka.version>
+        <kafka.version>2.6.3</kafka.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>