diff --git a/modules/message_reader/requirements.txt b/modules/message_reader/requirements.txt
index 5af7da7544..ffd55115a4 100644
--- a/modules/message_reader/requirements.txt
+++ b/modules/message_reader/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 environs==7.3.1
-kafka_python==2.0.1
+kafka_python==2.3.2
 structlog==21.5.0
 kafka==1.3.5