diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle b/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
index 0ef1eb572d..3a412e8bb4 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(':data-prepper-plugins:blocking-buffer')
     implementation project(':data-prepper-plugins:aws-plugin-api')
     implementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:3.6.1'
-    implementation 'org.apache.kafka:connect-json:3.6.1'
+    implementation 'org.apache.kafka:connect-json:7.6.0-ce'
     implementation project(':data-prepper-plugins:http-common')
     implementation libs.avro.core
     implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind'