diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka.csproj b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka.csproj
index 3ab2ba1..49d8e2b 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka.csproj
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka.csproj
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Confluent.Kafka" Version="1.9.2" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Confluent.Kafka" Version="2.0.2" />
         <PackageReference Include="GitVersion.MsBuild" Version="5.10.3">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>