diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 66205556b0..fa72a1a482 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ buildscript {
 
         common_utils_version = System.getProperty("common_utils.version", '3.0.0.0-SNAPSHOT')
 
-        kafka_version  = '3.7.0'
+        kafka_version  = '3.7.1'
         apache_cxf_version = '4.0.4'
         open_saml_version = '4.3.2'
         one_login_java_saml = '2.9.0'