--- cluster.yaml.orig        2025-09-22 15:20:03.207498456 -0400
+++ cluster.yaml     2025-09-22 15:20:11.793599174 -0400
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
     spec:
       kafka:
-        version: 2.8.0
+        version: 3.8.0
         replicas: "${{BROKER_REPLICAS}}"
         listeners:
           - name: plain