diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 85e5d42..4ae074e 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3.0</version>
+            <version>2.6.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>