diff --git a/Puppetfile b/Puppetfile
index fa9085d9acdde40e31a50ef250b5441c360bfcd5..8d600d002623782d9328ddf00b80f8a397e5e0ca 100644
--- a/Puppetfile
+++ b/Puppetfile
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ mod 'java',
 
 mod 'kafka',
     :git => 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/puppet-puppet-kafka',
-    :ref => 'v5.0.0'
+    :ref => 'v5.3.0'
 
 mod 'letsencrypt',
     :git => 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/puppet-puppet-letsencrypt',