diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 348537f8..f086746c 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -32,32 +32,32 @@ references:
 
   build_config: &build_config
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/clojure:lein-2.8.1
+      - image: circleci/clojure:lein-2.9.1
     working_directory: /home/circleci/jackdaw
 
   deploy_config: &deploy_config
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/clojure:lein-2.8.1
+      - image: circleci/clojure:lein-2.9.1
     working_directory: /home/circleci/jackdaw
 
   test_config: &test_config
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/clojure:lein-2.8.1
-      - image: confluentinc/cp-zookeeper:5.1.0
+      - image: circleci/clojure:lein-2.9.1
+      - image: confluentinc/cp-zookeeper:5.3.1
         environment:
           ZOOKEEPER_CLIENT_PORT: 2181
-      - image: confluentinc/cp-kafka:5.1.0
+      - image: confluentinc/cp-kafka:5.3.1
         environment:
           KAFKA_BROKER_ID: 1
           KAFKA_OFFSETS_TOPIC_REPLICATION_FACTOR: 1
           KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS: PLAINTEXT://localhost:9092
           KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: localhost:2181
-      - image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.1.0
+      - image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
         environment:
           SCHEMA_REGISTRY_KAFKASTORE_CONNECTION_URL: localhost:2181
           SCHEMA_REGISTRY_HOST_NAME: localhost
           SCHEMA_REGISTRY_LISTENERS: http://localhost:8081
-      - image: confluentinc/cp-kafka-rest:5.1.0
+      - image: confluentinc/cp-kafka-rest:5.3.1
         environment:
           KAFKA_REST_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: localhost:2181
           KAFKA_REST_LISTENERS: http://0.0.0.0:8082
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea83a2bf..3b16ec76 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
 ### Added
 
  * Fressian Serde via clojure.data.fressian
- * More clear error from the command runner #214
+ * Clearer error from the command runner #214
  * Documentation about Jackdaw Admin API
+ * Upgraded in #217:
+   * Kafka client version to 2.3.1: https://kafka.apache.org/23/documentation.html#upgrade_230_notable
+   * Confluent Platform components version to 5.3.1: https://docs.confluent.io/5.3.1/release-notes/index.html#cp-5-3-1-release-notes
 
 ## [0.6.9] - [2019-10-16]
 
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 0148b3a5..22c2c7c2 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
                  ;; off with the kafka version.
                  ;; See https://docs.confluent.io/current/release-notes.html
 
-                 [io.confluent/kafka-schema-registry-client "5.3.0"
+                 [io.confluent/kafka-schema-registry-client "5.3.1"
                   :exclusions [com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind]]
-                 [io.confluent/kafka-avro-serializer "5.3.0"]
-                 [org.apache.kafka/kafka-clients "2.3.0"]
-                 [org.apache.kafka/kafka-streams "2.3.0"]
-                 [org.apache.kafka/kafka_2.11 "2.3.0"]
-                 [org.apache.kafka/kafka-streams-test-utils "2.3.0"]
+                 [io.confluent/kafka-avro-serializer "5.3.1"]
+                 [org.apache.kafka/kafka-clients "2.3.1"]
+                 [org.apache.kafka/kafka-streams "2.3.1"]
+                 [org.apache.kafka/kafka_2.11 "2.3.1"]
+                 [org.apache.kafka/kafka-streams-test-utils "2.3.1"]
                  [org.clojure/clojure "1.10.1" :scope "provided"]
                  [org.clojure/data.json "0.2.6"]
                  [org.clojure/data.fressian "0.2.1"]
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
               :resource-paths ["test/resources"]
               :injections [(require 'io.aviso.logging.setup)]
               :dependencies [[io.aviso/logging "0.3.2"]
-                             [org.apache.kafka/kafka-streams-test-utils "2.3.0"]
-                             [org.apache.kafka/kafka-clients "2.3.0" :classifier "test"]
+                             [org.apache.kafka/kafka-streams-test-utils "2.3.1"]
+                             [org.apache.kafka/kafka-clients "2.3.1" :classifier "test"]
                              [org.clojure/test.check "0.9.0"]
                              [lambdaisland/kaocha "0.0-529"]
                              [lambdaisland/kaocha-cloverage "0.0-32"]