diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3604743dbb0e45..cbbb9baad170af 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
         <!-- Dependency versions -->
         <jacoco.version>0.8.10</jacoco.version>
-        <kubernetes-client.version>6.7.2</kubernetes-client.version> <!-- Please check with Java Operator SDK team before updating -->
+        <kubernetes-client.version>6.8.1</kubernetes-client.version> <!-- Please check with Java Operator SDK team before updating -->
 
         <!-- Make sure to check compatibility between these 2 gRPC components before upgrade -->
         <grpc.version>1.56.1</grpc.version> <!-- when updating, verify if com.google.auth should not be updated too -->