diff --git a/finish/inventory/pom.xml b/finish/inventory/pom.xml
index edcc9d5c..000529eb 100644
--- a/finish/inventory/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/inventory/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8.0</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- tag::rxjava[] -->
         <dependency>
diff --git a/finish/models/pom.xml b/finish/models/pom.xml
index 3ea5291f..cd557173 100644
--- a/finish/models/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/models/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8.0</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/finish/system/pom.xml b/finish/system/pom.xml
index 10828a1f..540d2793 100644
--- a/finish/system/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/system/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8.0</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- tag::rxjava[] -->
         <dependency>