diff --git a/.changeset/dependabot-699dc23.md b/.changeset/dependabot-699dc23.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b73b0eab46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dependabot-699dc23.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kafka-backend': patch
+---
+
+build(deps-dev): bump `@types/jest-when` from 2.7.2 to 3.5.0
diff --git a/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json b/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json
index 4deeefc788..732fc30927 100644
--- a/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.17.0-next.1",
-    "@types/jest-when": "^2.7.2",
+    "@types/jest-when": "^3.5.0",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.151",
     "jest-when": "^3.1.0",
     "supertest": "^6.1.3"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 37046a1f16..e469f8432b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6224,10 +6224,10 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/jest-when@^2.7.2":
-  version "2.7.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/jest-when/-/jest-when-2.7.2.tgz#619fbc5f623bcd0b29efde0e4993c7f0d50d026d"
-  integrity sha512-vOtj0cev6vO1VX7Jbfg/qvy+sfLI64STsHbKVkggK+1kd11rcMGzFpZKBxUvQfsm4JRULCBISu+qrfs7fYZFGg==
+"@types/jest-when@^3.5.0":
+  version "3.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/jest-when/-/jest-when-3.5.0.tgz#6a573cd521da131e6801f0991b4f1d4dee2ebab5"
+  integrity sha512-rNUuZ3Mn/HDzpImPXDeOtW18zqyerPoOS2aKU0zUFbirWgJ7sN7LnRv73RmbBQ/uzw28sxf/nUofxbhJ5DWB0w==
   dependencies:
     "@types/jest" "*"