diff --git a/flink-table-api/build.gradle.kts b/flink-table-api/build.gradle.kts
index 4022850..788df5b 100644
--- a/flink-table-api/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/flink-table-api/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 val flinkVersion = rootProject.extra["flinkVersion"] as String
-val kafkaVersion = "3.4.0-1.20" // Correct version format as per requirements
+val kafkaVersion = "5.0.0-2.2" // Correct version format as per requirements
 
 dependencies {
     // Flink core dependencies