diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle b/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
index 0ccb88b395..e4ea36379d 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'io.micrometer:micrometer-core'
     implementation libs.commons.lang3
     implementation 'io.confluent:kafka-avro-serializer:7.6.0'
-    implementation 'io.confluent:kafka-json-schema-serializer:7.6.0'
+    implementation 'io.confluent:kafka-json-schema-serializer:7.7.2'
     implementation 'io.confluent:kafka-schema-registry-client:7.6.0'
     implementation 'software.amazon.awssdk:sts'
     implementation 'software.amazon.awssdk:auth'