diff --git a/crates/dekaf/src/read.rs b/crates/dekaf/src/read.rs
index 7bc259c0b9..1363b10f64 100644
--- a/crates/dekaf/src/read.rs
+++ b/crates/dekaf/src/read.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ pub struct Read {
     offset_start: i64,
 
     deletes: DeletionMode,
-    alloc: bumpalo::Bump,
 
     pub(crate) rewrite_offsets_from: Option<i64>,
 }
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ impl Read {
             journal_name: partition.spec.name.clone(),
             rewrite_offsets_from,
             deletes,
-            alloc: Default::default(),
             offset_start: offset,
         }
     }
@@ -120,6 +118,8 @@ impl Read {
             Compression, Record, RecordBatchEncoder, RecordEncodeOptions,
         };
 
+        let mut alloc = bumpalo::Bump::new();
+
         let mut records: Vec<Record> = Vec::new();
         let mut records_bytes: usize = 0;
 
@@ -277,14 +277,16 @@ impl Read {
                     tmp.extend(self.value_schema_id.to_be_bytes());
 
                     if matches!(self.deletes, DeletionMode::CDC) {
-                        let mut heap_node = HeapNode::from_node(root.get(), &self.alloc);
+                        let mut heap_node = HeapNode::from_node(root.get(), &alloc);
                         let foo = DELETION_INDICATOR_PTR
-                            .create_heap_node(&mut heap_node, &self.alloc)
+                            .create_heap_node(&mut heap_node, &alloc)
                             .context("Unable to add deletion meta indicator")?;
 
                         *foo = HeapNode::PosInt(if is_deletion { 1 } else { 0 });
 
                         () = avro::encode(&mut tmp, &self.value_schema, &heap_node)?;
+
+                        alloc.reset();
                     } else {
                         () = avro::encode(&mut tmp, &self.value_schema, root.get())?;
                     }