diff --git a/springwolf-examples/springwolf-kafka-example/docker-compose.yml b/springwolf-examples/springwolf-kafka-example/docker-compose.yml
index 3369ee955..212677174 100644
--- a/springwolf-examples/springwolf-kafka-example/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/springwolf-examples/springwolf-kafka-example/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ services:
       - kafka
 
   kafka:
-    image: confluentinc/cp-kafka:7.7.1
+    image: confluentinc/cp-kafka:7.9.0
     ports:
       - "9092:9092" # plaintext - no authentication
       - "9093:9093" # sasl