diff --git a/kafka-avro/spring-boot-kafka-avro-consumer/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafkaavro/SpringBootKafkaAvroConsumerApplicationTests.java b/kafka-avro/spring-boot-kafka-avro-consumer/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafkaavro/SpringBootKafkaAvroConsumerApplicationTests.java
index 6e039c57..11c76cbd 100644
--- a/kafka-avro/spring-boot-kafka-avro-consumer/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafkaavro/SpringBootKafkaAvroConsumerApplicationTests.java
+++ b/kafka-avro/spring-boot-kafka-avro-consumer/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafkaavro/SpringBootKafkaAvroConsumerApplicationTests.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class SpringBootKafkaAvroConsumerApplicationTests {
     @Autowired KafkaProducer kafkaProducer;
 
     private static final Network KAFKA_NETWORK = Network.newNetwork();
-    private static final String CONFLUENT_PLATFORM_VERSION = "7.5.2";
+    private static final String CONFLUENT_PLATFORM_VERSION = "7.5.3";
     private static final DockerImageName KAFKA_IMAGE =
             DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag(CONFLUENT_PLATFORM_VERSION);
     private static final KafkaContainer KAFKA =
diff --git a/kafka-avro/spring-boot-kafka-avro-producer/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafkaavro/TestSpringBootKafkaAvroProducerApplication.java b/kafka-avro/spring-boot-kafka-avro-producer/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafkaavro/TestSpringBootKafkaAvroProducerApplication.java
index c44222fa..43951e81 100644
--- a/kafka-avro/spring-boot-kafka-avro-producer/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafkaavro/TestSpringBootKafkaAvroProducerApplication.java
+++ b/kafka-avro/spring-boot-kafka-avro-producer/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafkaavro/TestSpringBootKafkaAvroProducerApplication.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public Statement apply(Statement base, Description description) {
     @Bean
     @ServiceConnection
     KafkaContainer kafkaContainer() {
-        return new KafkaRaftWithExtraListenersContainer("confluentinc/cp-kafka:7.5.2")
+        return new KafkaRaftWithExtraListenersContainer("confluentinc/cp-kafka:7.5.3")
                 .withAdditionalListener(() -> "kafka:19092")
                 .withKraft()
                 .withNetwork(network)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ KafkaContainer kafkaContainer() {
     @DependsOn("kafkaContainer")
     GenericContainer<?> schemaregistry(DynamicPropertyRegistry dynamicPropertyRegistry) {
         GenericContainer<?> schemaRegistry =
-                new GenericContainer<>("confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:7.5.2")
+                new GenericContainer<>("confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:7.5.3")
                         .withExposedPorts(8085)
                         .withNetworkAliases("schemaregistry")
                         .withNetwork(network)
diff --git a/kafka-reactor/boot-kafka-reactor-consumer/src/test/java/com/example/boot/kafka/reactor/TestBootKafkaReactorConsumerApplication.java b/kafka-reactor/boot-kafka-reactor-consumer/src/test/java/com/example/boot/kafka/reactor/TestBootKafkaReactorConsumerApplication.java
index 4568af42..176a6223 100644
--- a/kafka-reactor/boot-kafka-reactor-consumer/src/test/java/com/example/boot/kafka/reactor/TestBootKafkaReactorConsumerApplication.java
+++ b/kafka-reactor/boot-kafka-reactor-consumer/src/test/java/com/example/boot/kafka/reactor/TestBootKafkaReactorConsumerApplication.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgresContainer() {
     @ServiceConnection
     KafkaContainer kafkaContainer(DynamicPropertyRegistry propertyRegistry) {
         KafkaContainer kafkaContainer = new KafkaContainer(
-                        DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag("7.5.2"))
+                        DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag("7.5.3"))
                 .withKraft();
         propertyRegistry.add("spring.kafka.bootstrapServers", kafkaContainer::getBootstrapServers);
         return kafkaContainer;
diff --git a/kafka-reactor/boot-kafka-reactor-producer/src/test/java/com/example/boot/kafka/reactor/TestBootKafkaReactorProducerApplication.java b/kafka-reactor/boot-kafka-reactor-producer/src/test/java/com/example/boot/kafka/reactor/TestBootKafkaReactorProducerApplication.java
index 98613c79..7ec02f81 100644
--- a/kafka-reactor/boot-kafka-reactor-producer/src/test/java/com/example/boot/kafka/reactor/TestBootKafkaReactorProducerApplication.java
+++ b/kafka-reactor/boot-kafka-reactor-producer/src/test/java/com/example/boot/kafka/reactor/TestBootKafkaReactorProducerApplication.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class TestBootKafkaReactorProducerApplication {
     @ServiceConnection
     KafkaContainer kafkaContainer(DynamicPropertyRegistry propertyRegistry) {
         KafkaContainer kafkaContainer = new KafkaContainer(
-                        DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag("7.5.2"))
+                        DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag("7.5.3"))
                 .withKraft();
         propertyRegistry.add("spring.kafka.bootstrapServers", kafkaContainer::getBootstrapServers);
         return kafkaContainer;
diff --git a/kafka-sample/spring-boot-multiple-producers-consumers/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafka/multi/TestSpringBootKafkaMultiApplication.java b/kafka-sample/spring-boot-multiple-producers-consumers/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafka/multi/TestSpringBootKafkaMultiApplication.java
index e8f5de09..e60baf10 100644
--- a/kafka-sample/spring-boot-multiple-producers-consumers/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafka/multi/TestSpringBootKafkaMultiApplication.java
+++ b/kafka-sample/spring-boot-multiple-producers-consumers/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafka/multi/TestSpringBootKafkaMultiApplication.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ GenericContainer<?> zipkinContainer() {
     @ServiceConnection
     KafkaContainer kafkaContainer(DynamicPropertyRegistry dynamicPropertyRegistry) {
         KafkaContainer kafkaContainer = new KafkaContainer(
-                        DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag("7.5.2"))
+                        DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag("7.5.3"))
                 .withKraft()
                 .withReuse(true);
         // Connect our Spring application to our Testcontainers Kafka instance
diff --git a/kafka-sample/spring-boot/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafkasample/TestBootKafkaSampleApplication.java b/kafka-sample/spring-boot/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafkasample/TestBootKafkaSampleApplication.java
index 7f212fb2..7a8cdbe6 100644
--- a/kafka-sample/spring-boot/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafkasample/TestBootKafkaSampleApplication.java
+++ b/kafka-sample/spring-boot/src/test/java/com/example/springbootkafkasample/TestBootKafkaSampleApplication.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class TestBootKafkaSampleApplication {
     @Bean
     @ServiceConnection
     KafkaContainer kafkaContainer() {
-        return new KafkaContainer(DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag("7.5.2")).withKraft();
+        return new KafkaContainer(DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag("7.5.3")).withKraft();
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
diff --git a/kafka-sample/spring-cloud/src/test/java/com/example/cloudkafkasample/TestCloudKafkaSampleApplication.java b/kafka-sample/spring-cloud/src/test/java/com/example/cloudkafkasample/TestCloudKafkaSampleApplication.java
index f51a84a0..ab4c1d9b 100644
--- a/kafka-sample/spring-cloud/src/test/java/com/example/cloudkafkasample/TestCloudKafkaSampleApplication.java
+++ b/kafka-sample/spring-cloud/src/test/java/com/example/cloudkafkasample/TestCloudKafkaSampleApplication.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class TestCloudKafkaSampleApplication {
     @ServiceConnection
     KafkaContainer kafkaContainer(DynamicPropertyRegistry dynamicPropertyRegistry) {
         KafkaContainer kafkaContainer = new KafkaContainer(
-                        DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag("7.5.2"))
+                        DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag("7.5.3"))
                 .withKraft()
                 .withReuse(true);
         dynamicPropertyRegistry.add("spring.cloud.stream.kafka.binder.brokers", kafkaContainer::getBootstrapServers);
diff --git a/kafka-sample/spring-modulith-outbox-pattern/pom.xml b/kafka-sample/spring-modulith-outbox-pattern/pom.xml
index be435c96..5515aca0 100644
--- a/kafka-sample/spring-modulith-outbox-pattern/pom.xml
+++ b/kafka-sample/spring-modulith-outbox-pattern/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
         <project.testresult.directory>${project.build.directory}/test-results</project.testresult.directory>
         <spotless.version>2.41.1</spotless.version>
-        <dependency-check-maven.version>9.0.7</dependency-check-maven.version>
+        <dependency-check-maven.version>9.0.8</dependency-check-maven.version>
         <properties-maven-plugin.version>1.2.1</properties-maven-plugin.version>
         <sonar-maven-plugin.version>3.10.0.2594</sonar-maven-plugin.version>
         <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.11</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
diff --git a/kafka-streams/analytics-spring-cloud-streams-kafka-consumer/src/test/java/com/example/analytics/TestAnalyticsConsumerApplication.java b/kafka-streams/analytics-spring-cloud-streams-kafka-consumer/src/test/java/com/example/analytics/TestAnalyticsConsumerApplication.java
index cd0cb8ef..05cbcf52 100644
--- a/kafka-streams/analytics-spring-cloud-streams-kafka-consumer/src/test/java/com/example/analytics/TestAnalyticsConsumerApplication.java
+++ b/kafka-streams/analytics-spring-cloud-streams-kafka-consumer/src/test/java/com/example/analytics/TestAnalyticsConsumerApplication.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 public class TestAnalyticsConsumerApplication {
 
     private static final DockerImageName KAFKA_IMAGE_NAME =
-            DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag("7.5.0");
+            DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag("7.5.3");
 
     @Bean
     @ServiceConnection
diff --git a/kafka-streams/analytics-spring-cloud-streams-kafka-producer/src/test/java/com/example/analytics/TestAnalyticsProducerApplication.java b/kafka-streams/analytics-spring-cloud-streams-kafka-producer/src/test/java/com/example/analytics/TestAnalyticsProducerApplication.java
index 16f46127..5fcfa89d 100644
--- a/kafka-streams/analytics-spring-cloud-streams-kafka-producer/src/test/java/com/example/analytics/TestAnalyticsProducerApplication.java
+++ b/kafka-streams/analytics-spring-cloud-streams-kafka-producer/src/test/java/com/example/analytics/TestAnalyticsProducerApplication.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class TestAnalyticsProducerApplication {
     @ServiceConnection
     KafkaContainer kafkaContainer(DynamicPropertyRegistry propertyRegistry) {
         KafkaContainer kafkaContainer =
-                new KafkaContainer(DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag("7.5.0"))
+                new KafkaContainer(DockerImageName.parse("confluentinc/cp-kafka").withTag("7.5.3"))
                         .withKraft();
         propertyRegistry.add("spring.kafka.bootstrapServers", kafkaContainer::getBootstrapServers);
         return kafkaContainer;