diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 1b0dba2e..b0985f2d 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ val V = new {
   val `jackson-databind` = "2.16.0"
   val `json-schema`      = "1.14.3"
   val `jsoniter-scala`   = "2.25.0"
-  val kafka              = "3.6.0"
+  val kafka              = "3.6.1"
   val logback            = "1.4.14"
   val `log-effect`       = "0.17.0"
   val ociSdk             = "3.30.0"