diff --git a/challenge/python-consumer-avro/requirements.txt b/challenge/python-consumer-avro/requirements.txt
index 3668df6..093f240 100644
--- a/challenge/python-consumer-avro/requirements.txt
+++ b/challenge/python-consumer-avro/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-confluent-kafka[avro]==1.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
+confluent-kafka[avro]==2.9.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/challenge/python-consumer-prev/requirements.txt b/challenge/python-consumer-prev/requirements.txt
index 9cd2034..6e11f4e 100644
--- a/challenge/python-consumer-prev/requirements.txt
+++ b/challenge/python-consumer-prev/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-confluent-kafka==1.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
+confluent-kafka==2.9.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/challenge/python-consumer/requirements.txt b/challenge/python-consumer/requirements.txt
index 9cd2034..6e11f4e 100644
--- a/challenge/python-consumer/requirements.txt
+++ b/challenge/python-consumer/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-confluent-kafka==1.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
+confluent-kafka==2.9.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/challenge/python-producer-avro/requirements.txt b/challenge/python-producer-avro/requirements.txt
index 3668df6..093f240 100644
--- a/challenge/python-producer-avro/requirements.txt
+++ b/challenge/python-producer-avro/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-confluent-kafka[avro]==1.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
+confluent-kafka[avro]==2.9.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/challenge/python-producer/requirements.txt b/challenge/python-producer/requirements.txt
index 9cd2034..6e11f4e 100644
--- a/challenge/python-producer/requirements.txt
+++ b/challenge/python-producer/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-confluent-kafka==1.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
+confluent-kafka==2.9.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/solution/python-consumer-avro/requirements.txt b/solution/python-consumer-avro/requirements.txt
index 3668df6..093f240 100644
--- a/solution/python-consumer-avro/requirements.txt
+++ b/solution/python-consumer-avro/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-confluent-kafka[avro]==1.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
+confluent-kafka[avro]==2.9.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/solution/python-consumer-prev/requirements.txt b/solution/python-consumer-prev/requirements.txt
index 9cd2034..6e11f4e 100644
--- a/solution/python-consumer-prev/requirements.txt
+++ b/solution/python-consumer-prev/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-confluent-kafka==1.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
+confluent-kafka==2.9.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/solution/python-consumer/requirements.txt b/solution/python-consumer/requirements.txt
index 9cd2034..6e11f4e 100644
--- a/solution/python-consumer/requirements.txt
+++ b/solution/python-consumer/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-confluent-kafka==1.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
+confluent-kafka==2.9.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/solution/python-producer-avro/requirements.txt b/solution/python-producer-avro/requirements.txt
index 3668df6..093f240 100644
--- a/solution/python-producer-avro/requirements.txt
+++ b/solution/python-producer-avro/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-confluent-kafka[avro]==1.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
+confluent-kafka[avro]==2.9.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/solution/python-producer/requirements.txt b/solution/python-producer/requirements.txt
index 9cd2034..6e11f4e 100644
--- a/solution/python-producer/requirements.txt
+++ b/solution/python-producer/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-confluent-kafka==1.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
+confluent-kafka==2.9.0
\ No newline at end of file