diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 5d0f7fde..d579e6dc 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ val V = new {
   val jackson                          = "2.18.2"
   val `json-schema`                    = "1.14.4"
   val `jsoniter-scala`                 = "2.32.0"
-  val kafka                            = "3.8.1"
+  val kafka                            = "3.9.0"
   val logback                          = "1.5.12"
   val `log-effect`                     = "0.19.2"
   val ocisdk                           = "3.55.0"