diff --git a/extensions/kafka-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kafka/client/deployment/KafkaProcessor.java b/extensions/kafka-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kafka/client/deployment/KafkaProcessor.java
index 41f3415a761c6..295c223570ee9 100644
--- a/extensions/kafka-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kafka/client/deployment/KafkaProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/kafka-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kafka/client/deployment/KafkaProcessor.java
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ public void build(
             BuildProducer<ExtensionSslNativeSupportBuildItem> sslNativeSupport) {
         final Set<DotName> toRegister = new HashSet<>();
 
+        nativeLibs.produce(new NativeImageResourceBuildItem("kafka/kafka-version.properties"));
         collectImplementors(toRegister, indexBuildItem, Serializer.class);
         collectImplementors(toRegister, indexBuildItem, Deserializer.class);
         collectImplementors(toRegister, indexBuildItem, Partitioner.class);