diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle b/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
index 7ed03e1d58..86f71e4a39 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(':data-prepper-plugins:buffer-common')
     implementation project(':data-prepper-plugins:blocking-buffer')
     implementation project(':data-prepper-plugins:aws-plugin-api')
-    implementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:3.6.1'
+    implementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:3.7.0'
     implementation 'org.apache.kafka:connect-json:3.6.1'
     implementation libs.avro.core
     implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind'