diff --git a/kafka-exercises-solutions/6.2-java-avro-clients/java-avro-producer/pom.xml b/kafka-exercises-solutions/6.2-java-avro-clients/java-avro-producer/pom.xml
index fddec889..8b101118 100644
--- a/kafka-exercises-solutions/6.2-java-avro-clients/java-avro-producer/pom.xml
+++ b/kafka-exercises-solutions/6.2-java-avro-clients/java-avro-producer/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
         <avro.version>1.12.0</avro.version>
-        <confluent.version>8.0.1</confluent.version>
+        <confluent.version>8.0.2</confluent.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>