diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 06dad85..8bed452 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ---
 scala_version: "2.13"
-kafka_version: "3.3.2"
+kafka_version: "3.5.1"
 kafka_archive: "kafka_{{ scala_version }}-{{ kafka_version }}"
-kafka_checksum: "sha512:f56657105a67f6195c1d4795b5fb4a00fc5e2f5cce061d7f7a504063778187b325c6fbe51d7c59f57cd7ef323a37d4c2c780c27a5609a2008852cbfa944287b3"
-kafka_url: "https://downloads.apache.org/kafka/{{ kafka_version }}/{{ kafka_archive }}.tgz"
+kafka_checksum: "sha512:b6ceb010a5fe1791843cbc53d34d35993e97e03f9518344b4b5bdf7146d0a4e866cd2d4760cab319d8b3323a5bf53037a78fed88c9384381aea2cd0366877763"
+kafka_url: "https://archive.apache.org/dist/kafka/{{ kafka_version }}/{{ kafka_archive }}.tgz"
 
 jmx_exporter_version: "0.17.2"
 jmx_exporter_archive: "jmx_prometheus_javaagent-{{ jmx_exporter_version }}"