diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 75c3411..c509b9d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
       <artifactId>connect-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.1</version>
+      <version>3.4.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>