diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka.csproj b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka.csproj
index b22a5b7..9453628 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka.csproj
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka/Serilog.Sinks.Kafka.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Confluent.Kafka" Version="1.5.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Confluent.Kafka" Version="1.5.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.10.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching" Version="2.3.0" />
   </ItemGroup>