diff --git a/docker/profiles/docker-compose.prerequisites.yml b/docker/profiles/docker-compose.prerequisites.yml
index 34d8c032e3..026308cd3a 100644
--- a/docker/profiles/docker-compose.prerequisites.yml
+++ b/docker/profiles/docker-compose.prerequisites.yml
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ services:
       - neo4jdata:/data
   kafka-broker:
     hostname: broker
-    image: ${DATAHUB_CONFLUENT_KAFKA_IMAGE:-confluentinc/cp-kafka}:${DATAHUB_CONFLUENT_VERSION:-7.9.2}
+    image: ${DATAHUB_CONFLUENT_KAFKA_IMAGE:-confluentinc/cp-kafka}:${DATAHUB_CONFLUENT_VERSION:-8.0.0}
     command:
       - /bin/bash
       - -c