diff --git a/spring-pulsar-spring-cloud-stream-binder/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/spring/cloud/stream/binder/PulsarMessageChannelBinder.java b/spring-pulsar-spring-cloud-stream-binder/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/spring/cloud/stream/binder/PulsarMessageChannelBinder.java
index 2a353f9c..288c733f 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar-spring-cloud-stream-binder/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/spring/cloud/stream/binder/PulsarMessageChannelBinder.java
+++ b/spring-pulsar-spring-cloud-stream-binder/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/spring/cloud/stream/binder/PulsarMessageChannelBinder.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.pulsar.spring.cloud.stream.binder;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.PulsarClientException;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.Schema;
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ public class PulsarMessageChannelBinder extends
 	protected MessageProducer createConsumerEndpoint(ConsumerDestination destination, String group,
 			ExtendedConsumerProperties<PulsarConsumerProperties> properties) {
 		var containerProperties = new PulsarContainerProperties();
-		containerProperties.setTopics(new String[] { destination.getName() });
+		containerProperties.setTopics(Set.of(destination.getName()));
 
 		var inboundHeaderMapper = determineInboundHeaderMapper(properties);
 
diff --git a/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/config/ConcurrentPulsarListenerContainerFactory.java b/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/config/ConcurrentPulsarListenerContainerFactory.java
index a406ecd9..8eac0ffb 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/config/ConcurrentPulsarListenerContainerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/config/ConcurrentPulsarListenerContainerFactory.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.pulsar.config;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.pulsar.core.PulsarConsumerFactory;
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ public class ConcurrentPulsarListenerContainerFactory<T>
 		properties.setTopicResolver(this.getContainerProperties().getTopicResolver());
 
 		if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(endpoint.getTopics())) {
-			properties.setTopics(endpoint.getTopics().toArray(new String[0]));
+			properties.setTopics(new HashSet<>(endpoint.getTopics()));
 		}
 
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(endpoint.getTopicPattern())) {
diff --git a/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/config/MethodPulsarListenerEndpoint.java b/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/config/MethodPulsarListenerEndpoint.java
index def261e5..df5536c0 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/config/MethodPulsarListenerEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/config/MethodPulsarListenerEndpoint.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.Consumer;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.DeadLetterPolicy;
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ public class MethodPulsarListenerEndpoint<V> extends AbstractPulsarListenerEndpo
 				|| StringUtils.hasText(pulsarContainerProperties.getTopicsPattern());
 		if (!hasTopicInfo) {
 			topicResolver.resolveTopic(null, messageType.getRawClass(), () -> null)
-					.ifResolved((topic) -> pulsarContainerProperties.setTopics(new String[] { topic }));
+					.ifResolved((topic) -> pulsarContainerProperties.setTopics(Set.of(topic)));
 		}
 
 		container.setNegativeAckRedeliveryBackoff(this.negativeAckRedeliveryBackoff);
diff --git a/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/listener/DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainer.java b/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/listener/DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainer.java
index f3ae0029..9a6ad280 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/listener/DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainer.java
+++ b/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/listener/DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainer.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.springframework.pulsar.listener;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -327,9 +326,8 @@ public class DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainer<T> extends AbstractPulsarMess
 				}
 			}
 			if (!currentProperties.containsKey("topicNames")) {
-				String[] topics = this.containerProperties.getTopics();
-				Set<String> listenerDefinedTopics = new HashSet<>(Arrays.stream(topics).toList());
-				if (!listenerDefinedTopics.isEmpty()) {
+				Set<String> listenerDefinedTopics = this.containerProperties.getTopics();
+				if (!this.containerProperties.getTopics().isEmpty()) {
 					currentProperties.put("topicNames", listenerDefinedTopics);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/listener/PulsarContainerProperties.java b/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/listener/PulsarContainerProperties.java
index dc092a3a..a28a5a4e 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/listener/PulsarContainerProperties.java
+++ b/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/listener/PulsarContainerProperties.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.pulsar.listener;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.Schema;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.SubscriptionType;
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ public class PulsarContainerProperties {
 
 	private Duration consumerStartTimeout = DEFAULT_CONSUMER_START_TIMEOUT;
 
-	private String[] topics;
+	private Set<String> topics;
 
 	private String topicsPattern;
 
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ public class PulsarContainerProperties {
 	private Properties pulsarConsumerProperties = new Properties();
 
 	public PulsarContainerProperties(String... topics) {
-		this.topics = topics.clone();
+		this.topics = Set.of(topics);
 		this.topicsPattern = null;
 		this.schemaResolver = new DefaultSchemaResolver();
 		this.topicResolver = new DefaultTopicResolver();
@@ -186,11 +187,11 @@ public class PulsarContainerProperties {
 		this.consumerStartTimeout = consumerStartTimeout;
 	}
 
-	public String[] getTopics() {
+	public Set<String> getTopics() {
 		return this.topics;
 	}
 
-	public void setTopics(String[] topics) {
+	public void setTopics(Set<String> topics) {
 		this.topics = topics;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-pulsar/src/test/java/org/springframework/pulsar/listener/DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainerTests.java b/spring-pulsar/src/test/java/org/springframework/pulsar/listener/DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainerTests.java
index 1db59dcc..3816207d 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar/src/test/java/org/springframework/pulsar/listener/DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainerTests.java
+++ b/spring-pulsar/src/test/java/org/springframework/pulsar/listener/DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainerTests.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition;
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ class DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainerTests implements PulsarTestContainerS
 				.setMessageListener((PulsarRecordMessageListener<?>) (consumer, msg) -> dlqLatch.countDown());
 		dlqContainerProperties.setSchema(Schema.INT32);
 		dlqContainerProperties.setSubscriptionType(SubscriptionType.Shared);
-		dlqContainerProperties.setTopics(new String[] { "dpmlct-016-dlq-topic" });
+		dlqContainerProperties.setTopics(Set.of("dpmlct-016-dlq-topic"));
 		DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainer<Integer> dlqContainer = new DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainer<>(
 				pulsarConsumerFactory, dlqContainerProperties);
 		dlqContainer.start();
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ class DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainerTests implements PulsarTestContainerS
 				.setMessageListener((PulsarRecordMessageListener<?>) (consumer, msg) -> dlqLatch.countDown());
 		dlqContainerProperties.setSchema(Schema.INT32);
 		dlqContainerProperties.setSubscriptionType(SubscriptionType.Shared);
-		dlqContainerProperties.setTopics(new String[] { "dlq-topic" });
+		dlqContainerProperties.setTopics(Set.of("dlq-topic"));
 		DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainer<Integer> dlqContainer = new DefaultPulsarMessageListenerContainer<>(
 				pulsarConsumerFactory, dlqContainerProperties);
 		dlqContainer.start();