diff --git a/okapi-kafka/build.gradle.kts b/okapi-kafka/build.gradle.kts
index 3318514..aa4133a 100644
--- a/okapi-kafka/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/okapi-kafka/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ plugins {
 description = "Apache Kafka message delivery"
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation(project(":okapi-core"))
+    api(project(":okapi-core"))
     implementation(libs.jacksonModuleKotlin)
     implementation(libs.jacksonDatatypeJsr310)
-    compileOnly(libs.kafkaClients)
+    api(libs.kafkaClients)
 
-    testImplementation(libs.kafkaClients)
     testImplementation(libs.kotestRunnerJunit5)
     testImplementation(libs.kotestAssertionsCore)
 }