diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index e1990cb6b3a..e86a800409b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("Kafka", "2.8.0") {
+	library("Kafka", "2.8.1") {
 		group("org.apache.kafka") {
 			modules = [
 				"connect-api",