diff --git a/packaging/examples/kafka/kafka-with-node-pools.yaml b/packaging/examples/kafka/kafka-with-node-pools.yaml
index 1371305e9e6..4308d7486e6 100644
--- a/packaging/examples/kafka/kafka-with-node-pools.yaml
+++ b/packaging/examples/kafka/kafka-with-node-pools.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ metadata:
     strimzi.io/node-pools: enabled
 spec:
   kafka:
-    version: 3.6.1
+    version: 3.7.0
     listeners:
       - name: plain
         port: 9092