diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c12e0e3..74a60e6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
         <snakeyaml.version>1.33</snakeyaml.version>
 
         <!-- Kafka Connect -->
-        <connect.version>2.8.1</connect.version>
+        <connect.version>7.3.0-ce</connect.version>
 
         <!-- Specifications -->
         <annotation-api.version>1.3.5</annotation-api.version>