diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f93174fa38..9f82313828 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
         <woodstox-core.version>6.5.1</woodstox-core.version>
 
         <!-- Kafka Connect -->
-        <connect.version>3.5.1</connect.version>
+        <connect.version>7.5.0-ce</connect.version>
 
         <!-- Specifications -->
         <annotation-api.version>1.3.5</annotation-api.version>