diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a35cf5c4b6..e4bfb4cf74 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ under the License.
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
                 <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.0</version>
+                <version>3.9.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.helix</groupId>