diff --git a/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle b/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle
index 330f9eb8820..56f41cf9036 100644
--- a/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ plugins {
 repositories {
     jcenter()
 }
+
 dependencies {
+    compileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.10"
+    annotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.10"
+    implementation 'org.testcontainers:kafka'
     implementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:2.3.1'
     implementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.14.0'
     implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:23.0'
+    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
 }
diff --git a/examples/settings.gradle b/examples/settings.gradle
index 9efbf097344..6f273ca121e 100644
--- a/examples/settings.gradle
+++ b/examples/settings.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ includeBuild '..'
 
 // explicit include to allow Dependabot to autodiscover subprojects
 include 'disque-job-queue'
+include 'kafka-cluster'
 include 'linked-container'
 include 'mongodb-container'
 include 'redis-backed-cache'