diff --git a/platforms/examples/randomProducer/pom.xml b/platforms/examples/randomProducer/pom.xml
index 02b8d70..14cb278 100644
--- a/platforms/examples/randomProducer/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/examples/randomProducer/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
 			<artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-			<version>2.1.0</version>
+			<version>2.6.3</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.kafka/kafka -->
 		<dependency>