diff --git a/springwolf-examples/springwolf-kafka-example/docker-compose.yml b/springwolf-examples/springwolf-kafka-example/docker-compose.yml
index 1515695a4..76be7565c 100644
--- a/springwolf-examples/springwolf-kafka-example/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/springwolf-examples/springwolf-kafka-example/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
       - kafka-schema-registry
 
   kafka:
-    image: confluentinc/cp-kafka:8.3.2
+    image: confluentinc/cp-kafka:8.4.0
     ports:
       - "9092:9092" # plaintext - no authentication
       - "9093:9093" # sasl