diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bb287eb238..f1df3f7c80 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <!-- dependencies -->
     <jackson.version>2.14.0</jackson.version>
     <jackson-databind.version>2.13.4.1</jackson-databind.version>
-    <kafka.version>2.8.0</kafka.version>
+    <kafka.version>2.8.2</kafka.version>
     <lombok.version>1.18.24</lombok.version>
     <mockito.version>2.22.0</mockito.version>
     <pulsar.group.id>io.streamnative</pulsar.group.id>