diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5610e275..f0f4e3da 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
         <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.1</version>
+        <version>3.4.0</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 87759a15..bc99eede 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
       <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-      <version>3.3.1</version>
+      <version>3.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 66e3fd3f..5be68a56 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
       <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-      <version>3.3.1</version>
+      <version>3.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 90061cb7..644733fb 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
       <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-      <version>3.3.1</version>
+      <version>3.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END pubsublite-kafka_java_dependencies] -->
     <!-- [END pubsublite-kafka_install_without_bom] -->