diff --git a/authentication/authentication-common/pom.xml b/authentication/authentication-common/pom.xml
index 4727bb6dd37..d62953bfd9f 100644
--- a/authentication/authentication-common/pom.xml
+++ b/authentication/authentication-common/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.kafka</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-kafka</artifactId>
-			<version>${spring.boot.version}</version>
+			<version>2.1.7.RELEASE</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Kernel Template -->