diff --git a/structured_streaming/pom.xml b/structured_streaming/pom.xml
index cb11b35..9dc6561 100644
--- a/structured_streaming/pom.xml
+++ b/structured_streaming/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka_2.13</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4.0</version>
+            <version>2.6.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>