diff --git a/sdks/java/io/kafka/kafka-integration-test.gradle b/sdks/java/io/kafka/kafka-integration-test.gradle
index 57a04eabfd1b..778f8a3c456c 100644
--- a/sdks/java/io/kafka/kafka-integration-test.gradle
+++ b/sdks/java/io/kafka/kafka-integration-test.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ enableJavaPerformanceTesting()
 
 dependencies {
     implementation "org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:$delimited"
+    permitUnusedDeclared "org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:$delimited"
     implementation project(":sdks:java:io:kafka")
+    permitUnusedDeclared project(":sdks:java:io:kafka")
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.8.1'
     testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.8.1'
 }