diff --git a/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle b/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle
index 79c14941c11..a640a380a45 100644
--- a/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:2.8.0'
     testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.20.2'
     testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:23.0'
-    testImplementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:1.7.30'
+    testImplementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.3'
 }