diff --git a/project/PekkoConnectorsKafkaDependency.scala b/project/PekkoConnectorsKafkaDependency.scala
index 0bd6a4ef..5144e314 100644
--- a/project/PekkoConnectorsKafkaDependency.scala
+++ b/project/PekkoConnectorsKafkaDependency.scala
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ import com.github.pjfanning.pekkobuild.PekkoDependency
 object PekkoConnectorsKafkaDependency extends PekkoDependency {
   override val checkProject: String = "pekko-connectors-kafka-testkit"
   override val module: Option[String] = Some("connectors.kafka")
-  override val currentVersion: String = "1.0.0"
+  override val currentVersion: String = "1.1.0-M1"
 }