diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 42b12ae..147db0a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <geode.dunit.version>1.12.6</geode.dunit.version>
         <kafka.connect-api.version>2.3.1</kafka.connect-api.version>
         <log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
-        <kafka_2.12.version>2.3.1</kafka_2.12.version>
+        <kafka_2.12.version>2.6.3</kafka_2.12.version>
         <curator-framework.version>4.2.0</curator-framework.version>
         <kafka-streams-test-utils.version>1.1.0</kafka-streams-test-utils.version>
         <kafka.connect-runtime.version>2.3.1</kafka.connect-runtime.version>