diff --git a/dhis-2/pom.xml b/dhis-2/pom.xml
index e6bce9cbd053..8e6684426f67 100644
--- a/dhis-2/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/pom.xml
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
     <commons-email.version>1.6.0</commons-email.version>
     <httpcomponents-core.version>4.4.16</httpcomponents-core.version>
     <httpcomponents-client.version>4.5.14</httpcomponents-client.version>
-    <kafka.version>3.7.0</kafka.version>
+    <kafka.version>3.8.0</kafka.version>
 
     <!-- Monitoring -->
     <micrometer-spring-legacy.version>1.3.20</micrometer-spring-legacy.version>