diff --git a/spring-kafka/pom.xml b/spring-kafka/pom.xml
index 4a8267b7e3..13649f924b 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-kafka/pom.xml
@@ -26,12 +26,10 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
-            <version>${spring-boot-starter-actuator.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.micrometer</groupId>
             <artifactId>micrometer-registry-prometheus</artifactId>
-            <version>${micrometer-registry-prometheus.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.kafka</groupId>
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
             <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
-            <version>${lombok.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.kafka</groupId>
@@ -59,13 +56,11 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka</artifactId>
-            <version>${testcontainers-kafka.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>${testcontainers-kafka.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -92,10 +87,9 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <spring-boot-starter-actuator.version>3.0.5</spring-boot-starter-actuator.version>
-        <micrometer-registry-prometheus.version>1.10.5</micrometer-registry-prometheus.version>
-        <testcontainers-kafka.version>1.19.3</testcontainers-kafka.version>
         <spring-kafka.version>3.1.2</spring-kafka.version>
+        <spring-boot.version>3.2.2</spring-boot.version>
+        <junit-jupiter.version>5.10.2</junit-jupiter.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/test/java/com/baeldung/partitioningstrategy/KafkaApplicationIntegrationTest.java b/spring-kafka/src/test/java/com/baeldung/partitioningstrategy/KafkaApplicationIntegrationTest.java
index 2f2cccbb12..bd55b538af 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/test/java/com/baeldung/partitioningstrategy/KafkaApplicationIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/test/java/com/baeldung/partitioningstrategy/KafkaApplicationIntegrationTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS;
 
 @SpringBootTest
-@EmbeddedKafka(partitions = 3, brokerProperties = { "listeners=PLAINTEXT://localhost:9092" })
+@EmbeddedKafka(partitions = 3, brokerProperties = { "listeners=PLAINTEXT://localhost:9092" }, kraft = false)
 public class KafkaApplicationIntegrationTest {
 
     @Autowired