diff --git a/backfill-cli/gradle.properties b/backfill-cli/gradle.properties
index d3406910..3ae058f4 100644
--- a/backfill-cli/gradle.properties
+++ b/backfill-cli/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 artifact=backfill-cli
 mainClassName=com.datastax.oss.cdc.backfill.BackfillCLI
-
-pulsarVersion=2.11.0
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 5ec31c30..cd9294fe 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ cassandra4Version=4.0.4
 dse4Version=6.8.23
 
 pulsarGroup=org.apache.pulsar
-pulsarVersion=2.10.3
+pulsarVersion=3.0.0
 # Used when running tests locally, CI will override those values
 testPulsarImage=datastax/lunastreaming
 testPulsarImageTag=2.10_3.4