diff --git a/dhis-2/pom.xml b/dhis-2/pom.xml
index bd8258a7560..755158b0482 100644
--- a/dhis-2/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/pom.xml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
     <commons-email.version>1.6.0</commons-email.version>
     <httpcomponents-core.version>4.4.16</httpcomponents-core.version>
     <httpcomponents-client.version>4.5.14</httpcomponents-client.version>
-    <kafka.version>3.8.0</kafka.version>
+    <kafka.version>3.8.1</kafka.version>
 
     <!-- Monitoring -->
     <micrometer-spring-legacy.version>1.3.20</micrometer-spring-legacy.version>