diff --git a/udemy-reviews-aggregator/pom.xml b/udemy-reviews-aggregator/pom.xml
index 2445c09..4ffba9b 100644
--- a/udemy-reviews-aggregator/pom.xml
+++ b/udemy-reviews-aggregator/pom.xml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 
 
     <properties>
-        <kafka.version>0.11.0.1</kafka.version>
+        <kafka.version>2.2.2</kafka.version>
         <confluent.version>3.3.0</confluent.version>
-        <avro.version>1.8.2</avro.version>
+        <avro.version>1.9.0</avro.version>
         <unirest.version>1.4.9</unirest.version>
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
         <typesafe.config.version>1.3.1</typesafe.config.version>