diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.kafka b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.kafka
index 14f7537a..55079653 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.kafka
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.kafka
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM confluentinc/cp-kafka-connect-base:7.8.2
+FROM confluentinc/cp-kafka-connect-base:8.0.0
 # Update log4j properties
 RUN whoami
 # COPY --chown=appuser:appuser connect-log4j.properties /etc/kafka