diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 002a0484..e1ef1dbf 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ val V = new {
   val cats = "2.12.0"
   val catsEffect = "3.4.10"
   val commonsCompress = "1.27.1"
-  val confluent = "7.7.2"
+  val confluent = "7.8.0"
   val curator = "5.2.0"
   val disciplineMunit = "2.0.0"
   val epimetheus = "0.5.0"