diff --git a/targetplatform/pom.xml b/targetplatform/pom.xml
index 0f1573e0fc..d17511b235 100644
--- a/targetplatform/pom.xml
+++ b/targetplatform/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         <jsqlparser.version>3.1</jsqlparser.version>
         <jsr305.version>3.0.2</jsr305.version>
         <junit.version>4.13</junit.version>
-        <kafka.client.version>2.4.0</kafka.client.version>
+        <kafka.client.version>2.4.1</kafka.client.version>
         <kubernetes.client.version>4.8.0</kubernetes.client.version>
         <launcher.version>0.128</launcher.version>
         <liquibase.version>3.5.1</liquibase.version> <!-- the newer versions (up to 3.5.3) have incorrect mappings for PG's blob/bytea -->