diff --git a/modules/kafka/build.gradle b/modules/kafka/build.gradle
index 06090c5b35e..e29472edb07 100644
--- a/modules/kafka/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/kafka/build.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ dependencies {
     compile project(':testcontainers')
 
     testCompile 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:2.5.0'
-    testCompile 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.16.1'
+    testCompile 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.24.2'
     testCompile 'com.google.guava:guava:23.0'
 }