diff --git a/kafka/kafka.spec b/kafka/kafka.spec
index 79ac58e320..2cd9a952e8 100644
--- a/kafka/kafka.spec
+++ b/kafka/kafka.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 ##
 
 #   package version
-%define       V_kafka  2.4.1
+%define       V_kafka  2.5.0
 %define       V_scala  2.12
 
 #   package information
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Class:        EVAL
 Group:        Networking
 License:      Apache
 Version:      %{V_kafka}
-Release:      20200313
+Release:      20200416
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      https://www.apache.org/dist/kafka/%{V_kafka}/kafka_%{V_scala}-%{V_kafka}.tgz