diff --git a/debian/python3-osm-mon.postinst b/debian/python3-osm-mon.postinst
index 89cd2b3..6f9b9c1 100644
--- a/debian/python3-osm-mon.postinst
+++ b/debian/python3-osm-mon.postinst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 echo "Installing python dependencies via pip..."
-pip3 install kafka==1.3.*
+pip3 install kafka-python==1.4.*
 pip3 install requests==2.18.*
 pip3 install cherrypy==14.0.*
 pip3 install jsmin==2.2.*