diff --git a/embedded-kafka/pom.xml b/embedded-kafka/pom.xml
index f164114b7..d04e67f2e 100644
--- a/embedded-kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/embedded-kafka/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <artifactId>embedded-kafka</artifactId>
 
     <properties>
-        <camel.version>3.6.0</camel.version>
+        <camel.version>3.16.0</camel.version>
         <kafka-clients.version>2.6.0</kafka-clients.version>
     </properties>