diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3632acd7..44f06993 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
 
-    <kafka.version>3.8.0</kafka.version>
+    <kafka.version>3.8.1</kafka.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>