diff --git a/finish/inventory/pom.xml b/finish/inventory/pom.xml
index a1db3832..635dc6a7 100644
--- a/finish/inventory/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/inventory/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.0</version>
+            <version>4.1.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- end::kafka[] -->
         <!-- tag::rxjava[] -->
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.4</version>
+                <version>3.11.5</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- devc config -->
                     <containerRunOpts>
diff --git a/finish/models/pom.xml b/finish/models/pom.xml
index 198cbb02..28082fe9 100644
--- a/finish/models/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/models/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.0</version>
+            <version>4.1.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/finish/query/pom.xml b/finish/query/pom.xml
index a6046006..e79fb901 100644
--- a/finish/query/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/query/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.0</version>
+            <version>4.1.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- end::kafka[] -->
         <!-- tag::rxjava[] -->
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.4</version>
+                <version>3.11.5</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- Plugin to run unit tests -->
diff --git a/finish/system/pom.xml b/finish/system/pom.xml
index efc7051d..ff1f59c5 100644
--- a/finish/system/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/system/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.0</version>
+            <version>4.1.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- end::kafka[] -->
         <!-- tag::rxjava[] -->
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.4</version>
+                <version>3.11.5</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- devc config -->
                     <containerRunOpts>
diff --git a/start/inventory/pom.xml b/start/inventory/pom.xml
index a1db3832..635dc6a7 100644
--- a/start/inventory/pom.xml
+++ b/start/inventory/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.0</version>
+            <version>4.1.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- end::kafka[] -->
         <!-- tag::rxjava[] -->
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.4</version>
+                <version>3.11.5</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- devc config -->
                     <containerRunOpts>
diff --git a/start/models/pom.xml b/start/models/pom.xml
index 198cbb02..28082fe9 100644
--- a/start/models/pom.xml
+++ b/start/models/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.0</version>
+            <version>4.1.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/start/query/pom.xml b/start/query/pom.xml
index a6046006..e79fb901 100644
--- a/start/query/pom.xml
+++ b/start/query/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.0</version>
+            <version>4.1.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- end::kafka[] -->
         <!-- tag::rxjava[] -->
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.4</version>
+                <version>3.11.5</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- Plugin to run unit tests -->
diff --git a/start/system/pom.xml b/start/system/pom.xml
index efc7051d..ff1f59c5 100644
--- a/start/system/pom.xml
+++ b/start/system/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.0</version>
+            <version>4.1.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- end::kafka[] -->
         <!-- tag::rxjava[] -->
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.4</version>
+                <version>3.11.5</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- devc config -->
                     <containerRunOpts>