diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd3188c5..08340fef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ This section contains the CORTX and third-party images used to deploy CORTX on K
 | `images.cortxha`         | Image registry, repository, & tag for the CORTX HA components                          | `ghcr.io/seagate/cortx-all:2.0.0-{VERSION}` |
 | `images.cortxclient`     | Image registry, repository, & tag for the CORTX Client components                      | `ghcr.io/seagate/cortx-all:2.0.0-{VERSION}` |
 | `images.consul`          | Image registry, repository, & tag for the Consul required service                      | `ghcr.io/seagate/consul:1.11.4`             |
-| `images.kafka`           | Image registry, repository, & tag for the Kafka required service                       | `ghcr.io/seagate/kafka:3.0.0-debian-10-r7`  |
+| `images.kafka`           | Image registry, repository, & tag for the Kafka required service                       | `ghcr.io/seagate/kafka:3.0.0-debian-10-r97`  |
 | `images.zookeeper`       | Image registry, repository, & tag for the Zookeeper required service                   | `ghcr.io/seagate/zookeeper:3.8.0-debian-10-r9` |
 | `images.rancher`         | Image registry, repository, & tag for the Rancher Local Path Provisioner container     | `ghcr.io/seagate/local-path-provisioner:v0.0.20` |
 | `images.busybox`         | Image registry, repository, & tag for the utility busybox container                    | `ghcr.io/seagate/busybox:latest`            |
diff --git a/k8_cortx_cloud/solution.example.yaml b/k8_cortx_cloud/solution.example.yaml
index 9ff39ef1..9e2a3554 100644
--- a/k8_cortx_cloud/solution.example.yaml
+++ b/k8_cortx_cloud/solution.example.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ solution:
     cortxha: ghcr.io/seagate/cortx-all:2.0.0-725
     cortxclient: ghcr.io/seagate/cortx-all:2.0.0-725
     consul: ghcr.io/seagate/consul:1.11.4
-    kafka: ghcr.io/seagate/kafka:3.0.0-debian-10-r7
+    kafka: ghcr.io/seagate/kafka:3.0.0-debian-10-r97
     zookeeper: ghcr.io/seagate/zookeeper:3.8.0-debian-10-r9
     rancher: ghcr.io/seagate/local-path-provisioner:v0.0.20
     busybox: ghcr.io/seagate/busybox:latest
diff --git a/k8_cortx_cloud/solution_stub.yaml b/k8_cortx_cloud/solution_stub.yaml
index 6899612c..82a26e2e 100644
--- a/k8_cortx_cloud/solution_stub.yaml
+++ b/k8_cortx_cloud/solution_stub.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ solution:
     cortxha: ghcr.io/seagate/centos:7
     cortxclient: ghcr.io/seagate/centos:7
     consul: ghcr.io/seagate/consul:1.11.4
-    kafka: ghcr.io/seagate/kafka:3.0.0-debian-10-r7
+    kafka: ghcr.io/seagate/kafka:3.0.0-debian-10-r97
     zookeeper: ghcr.io/seagate/zookeeper:3.8.0-debian-10-r9
     rancher: ghcr.io/seagate/local-path-provisioner:v0.0.20
     busybox: ghcr.io/seagate/busybox:latest