diff --git a/installers/helm/osm/Chart.yaml b/installers/helm/osm/Chart.yaml
index 1ab19032f6c92181bf22660374b8357eaeac3b1b..5ff64105f5645cce94d58231771a07fc56e40b61 100644
--- a/installers/helm/osm/Chart.yaml
+++ b/installers/helm/osm/Chart.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dependencies:
   condition: mysql.enabled
 - name: kafka
   repository: "https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami"
-  version: "25.1.12"
+  version: 30.1.6
   condition: kafka.enabled
 # - name: zookeeper
 #  repository: "https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami"
diff --git a/installers/helm/osm/values.yaml b/installers/helm/osm/values.yaml
index c5e2821b76e642b70067f682a733205343c8a00f..b0a9b8fb7014623cdf01a93306967827bfd84613 100644
--- a/installers/helm/osm/values.yaml
+++ b/installers/helm/osm/values.yaml
@@ -205,7 +205,14 @@ kafka:
     client:
       protocol: "PLAINTEXT"
   fullnameOverride: "kafka"
-  # replicaCount: 1
+  replicaCount: 1
+  controller:
+    replicaCount: 1
+  extraConfigYaml:
+    default.replication.factor: 1
+    offsets.topic.replication.factor: 1
+    transaction.state.log.replication.factor: 1
+    transaction.state.log.min.isr: 1
 
 keystone:
   enabled: false