diff --git a/sql-streaming-copier/pom.xml b/sql-streaming-copier/pom.xml
index ea2f20ab..1cc4c834 100644
--- a/sql-streaming-copier/pom.xml
+++ b/sql-streaming-copier/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
       <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7.0</version>
+      <version>3.9.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- TODO(dpcollins): Change this dependency to beam head once it includes
          all the necessary PRs.-->