diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/pom.xml
index 910d978f2..e9a409825 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>at.yawk.lz4</groupId>
                 <artifactId>lz4-java</artifactId>
-                <version>1.11.2</version>
+                <version>1.11.4</version>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>