diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
index 32117779..8074368f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ jobs:
     uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-library.yaml@1.43.0
     with:
       java-version: 17
-      gradle-refresh-dependencies: true # TODO remove
     secrets:
       sonar-token: ${{ secrets.SONARCLOUD_TOKEN }}
       sonar-organization: ${{ secrets.SONARCLOUD_ORGANIZATION }}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 4f340d48..a45157a2 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ org.gradle.parallel=false
 kafkaVersion=3.8.1
 testContainersVersion=1.20.4
 confluentVersion=7.8.0
-fluentKafkaVersion=2.16.1-SNAPSHOT
+fluentKafkaVersion=3.0.0
 junitVersion=5.11.4
 mockitoVersion=5.15.2
 assertJVersion=3.27.2