diff --git a/dependencies/pom.xml b/dependencies/pom.xml
index 38d0a26bccf..3f70365fa5d 100644
--- a/dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         <version.lib.jgit>6.7.0.202309050840-r</version.lib.jgit>
         <version.lib.jsonp-impl>2.0.1</version.lib.jsonp-impl>
         <version.lib.junit>5.7.0</version.lib.junit>
-        <version.lib.kafka>3.6.2</version.lib.kafka>
+        <version.lib.kafka>3.8.1</version.lib.kafka>
         <version.lib.log4j>2.21.1</version.lib.log4j>
         <version.lib.logback>1.4.14</version.lib.logback>
         <version.lib.mariadb-java-client>2.6.2</version.lib.mariadb-java-client>