diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 8506fe65b..11f1f6b8c 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sbt.Def
 
-lazy val kafkaVersion         = "3.5.0"
+lazy val kafkaVersion         = "3.4.1"
 lazy val embeddedKafkaVersion = "3.4.1" // Should be the same as kafkaVersion, except for the patch part
 
 lazy val kafkaClients          = "org.apache.kafka"           % "kafka-clients"           % kafkaVersion