diff --git a/src/test/resources/reference.conf b/src/test/resources/application.conf
similarity index 87%
rename from src/test/resources/reference.conf
rename to src/test/resources/application.conf
index b3bf3372..940b3e1b 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/src/test/resources/application.conf
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ akka {
 
   kafka.testkit.testcontainers {
     container-logging = true
+    confluent-platform-version = "7.0.0"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}