diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index e62ace3bee2..25669c6e968 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 		<jtds.version>1.3.1</jtds.version>
 		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
 		<junit-jupiter.version>5.5.0-RC2</junit-jupiter.version>
-		<kafka.version>2.2.1</kafka.version>
+		<kafka.version>2.3.0</kafka.version>
 		<kotlin.version>1.3.31</kotlin.version>
 		<lettuce.version>5.1.7.RELEASE</lettuce.version>
 		<liquibase.version>3.6.3</liquibase.version>