diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 14963c6..a8fcf7a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
 			<artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.0</version>
+			<version>2.6.3</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- DEPENDENCY FOR ZOOKEEPER -->
 		<dependency>