diff --git a/libraries-6/pom.xml b/libraries-6/pom.xml
index 0f129c27c9e5..975064dc45d0 100644
--- a/libraries-6/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries-6/pom.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <kafka.version>2.0.0</kafka.version>
+        <kafka.version>2.1.1</kafka.version>
         <javapoet.version>1.10.0</javapoet.version>
         <reflections.version>0.9.11</reflections.version>
         <mockftpserver.version>2.7.1</mockftpserver.version>