diff --git a/kafka-sample/java/pom.xml b/kafka-sample/java/pom.xml
index 5b4f0228..cede3a0d 100644
--- a/kafka-sample/java/pom.xml
+++ b/kafka-sample/java/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <java.version>17</java.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <kafka.version>3.8.0</kafka.version>
+        <kafka.version>3.8.1</kafka.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>