diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 87fe0d7934..813abd6f4f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildscript {
         opensearch_build = version_tokens[0] + '.0'
 
         common_utils_version = System.getProperty("common_utils.version", '3.0.0.0-SNAPSHOT')
-        kafka_version  = '3.5.0'
+        kafka_version  = '3.5.1'
         apache_cxf_version = '4.0.2'
         open_saml_version = '4.3.0'
         one_login_java_saml = '2.9.0'