diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index 7055a3f75c1..cca56be87c8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("Spring Kafka", "3.0.15") {
+	library("Spring Kafka", "3.0.16") {
 		considerSnapshots()
 		group("org.springframework.kafka") {
 			modules = [