diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 420be07ab..24e1f7340 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ val flywayVersion = "7.5.2"
 val vaultJdbcVersion = "1.3.9"
 val jacksonVersion = "2.16.1"
 val postgresEmbeddedVersion = "1.0.2"
-val kafkaVersion = "3.6.0"
+val kafkaVersion = "7.5.3-ce"
 val avroVersion = "1.11.3"
 val confluentVersion = "7.4.0"
 val brukernotifikasjonerSchemaVersion = "2.5.1"