diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 275aa520a..b80fc2949 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/spanmetricsconnector v0.93.0
-	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/kafkaexporter v0.93.0
+	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/kafkaexporter v0.146.0
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/prometheusexporter v0.93.0
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/bearertokenauthextension v0.93.0
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/healthcheckextension v0.93.0