diff --git a/xrcg/dependencies/python/py312/requirements.txt b/xrcg/dependencies/python/py312/requirements.txt
index fc23f618..6908ded2 100644
--- a/xrcg/dependencies/python/py312/requirements.txt
+++ b/xrcg/dependencies/python/py312/requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ azure-identity>=1.26.0
 azure-servicebus>=7.15.0
 azure-storage-blob>=12.31.1
 cloudevents>=2.2.0
-confluent-kafka>=2.16.0
+confluent-kafka>=2.16.1
 paho-mqtt>=2.1.0
 python-qpid-proton>=0.41.1