diff --git a/workspaces/kafka/.changeset/renovate-5764c28.md b/workspaces/kafka/.changeset/renovate-5764c28.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c9ab202d15e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/kafka/.changeset/renovate-5764c28.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage-community/plugin-kafka-backend': patch
+'@backstage-community/plugin-kafka': patch
+---
+
+Updated dependency `jest-when` to `^4.0.0`.
diff --git a/workspaces/kafka/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json b/workspaces/kafka/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json
index 95bcaa3657b..6cf322259f1 100644
--- a/workspaces/kafka/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/kafka/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "@types/jest-when": "^3.5.0",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.151",
     "@types/supertest": "^7.0.0",
-    "jest-when": "^3.1.0",
+    "jest-when": "^4.0.0",
     "supertest": "^7.0.0"
   },
   "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
diff --git a/workspaces/kafka/plugins/kafka/package.json b/workspaces/kafka/plugins/kafka/package.json
index b7013326bd1..e6e795c325d 100644
--- a/workspaces/kafka/plugins/kafka/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/kafka/plugins/kafka/package.json
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.0.0",
     "@testing-library/react": "^15.0.0",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.19",
-    "jest-when": "^3.1.0",
+    "jest-when": "^4.0.0",
     "react": "^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0",
     "react-router-dom": "6.0.0-beta.0 || ^6.3.0"
diff --git a/workspaces/kafka/yarn.lock b/workspaces/kafka/yarn.lock
index c42ce6a3c88..05d205c29f3 100644
--- a/workspaces/kafka/yarn.lock
+++ b/workspaces/kafka/yarn.lock
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/supertest": "npm:^7.0.0"
     express: "npm:^4.17.1"
     express-promise-router: "npm:^4.1.0"
-    jest-when: "npm:^3.1.0"
+    jest-when: "npm:^4.0.0"
     kafkajs: "npm:^2.0.0"
     lodash: "npm:^4.17.21"
     supertest: "npm:^7.0.0"
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@testing-library/react": "npm:^15.0.0"
     "@types/react": "npm:^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0"
     "@types/react-dom": "npm:^18.2.19"
-    jest-when: "npm:^3.1.0"
+    jest-when: "npm:^4.0.0"
     react: "npm:^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0"
     react-dom: "npm:^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0"
     react-router-dom: "npm:6.0.0-beta.0 || ^6.3.0"
@@ -16689,12 +16689,12 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"jest-when@npm:^3.1.0":
-  version: 3.6.0
-  resolution: "jest-when@npm:3.6.0"
+"jest-when@npm:^4.0.0":
+  version: 4.0.3
+  resolution: "jest-when@npm:4.0.3"
   peerDependencies:
-    jest: ">= 25"
-  checksum: 10/0cb92738ccfa5711a685107f4437f18aefbe3cda120c912a9d49b612eeef03a910481ab40fe753fd42c4e617ffbb3d84c6bd66a76d963dac7f1ad9e9e5059359
+    jest: ">= 27"
+  checksum: 10/71b35080b6d9cadf0828da440e3d3799d50aaa806ef8a1ad36fe89be5a93b2340c987b12a253cab66f7937a515252a5e3cbd839e88785f9d6d926452377c08eb
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard