diff --git a/examples/kafka-registry/pom.xml b/examples/kafka-registry/pom.xml
index 5bbf64408..08a36b148 100644
--- a/examples/kafka-registry/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/kafka-registry/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <artifactId>examples-kafka-registry</artifactId>
     <name>Quarkus - Test Framework - Examples - Kafka with Registry</name>
     <properties>
-        <confluent.kafka-avro-serializer.version>7.3.0</confluent.kafka-avro-serializer.version>
+        <confluent.kafka-avro-serializer.version>7.3.1</confluent.kafka-avro-serializer.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>