diff --git a/examples/java/build.gradle b/examples/java/build.gradle
index 22147465..ff852b67 100644
--- a/examples/java/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/java/build.gradle
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'org.testcontainers:kafka:1.15.3'
+    implementation 'org.testcontainers:kafka:1.17.6'
 
     implementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-math3:3.6.1'