diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 5c72a1ccba3..2e47677f4d3 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ commons-lang3 = "3.17.0"
 commons-math3 = "3.6.1"
 commons-text = "1.13.0"
 # confluent and confluent-kafak-clients should be kept in-sync
-confluent = "7.6.0"
-confluent-kafka-clients = "7.6.0-ccs"
+confluent = "7.8.0"
+confluent-kafka-clients = "7.8.0-ccs"
 dagger = "2.54"
 deephaven-barrage = "0.7.2"
 deephaven-csv = "0.15.0"