diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3ecdeccc8..ab1e5f96d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     compile 'com.indeed:java-dogstatsd-client:2.0.11'
-    compile 'org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.11:0.9.0.1'
+    compile 'org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.11:0.10.2.0'
     compile 'org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12:+'
 
     testCompile('junit:junit:4.11',
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ shadowJar {
     exclude 'META-INF/*.DSA'
     exclude 'META-INF/*.RSA'
     exclude 'META-INF/maven/*'
-    exclude dependency('org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.10:0.9.0.1')
+    exclude dependency('org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.11:0.10.2.0')
     exclude dependency('org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12')
 }