diff --git a/bom/application/pom.xml b/bom/application/pom.xml
index aed0e6ca6abaf..b56712b057e54 100644
--- a/bom/application/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/application/pom.xml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
         <reactive-streams.version>1.0.4</reactive-streams.version>
         <jboss-logging.version>3.5.3.Final</jboss-logging.version>
         <mutiny.version>2.5.1</mutiny.version>
-        <kafka3.version>3.6.0</kafka3.version>
+        <kafka3.version>3.6.1</kafka3.version>
         <lz4.version>1.8.0</lz4.version> <!-- dependency of the kafka-clients that could be overridden by other imported BOMs in the platform -->
         <snappy.version>1.1.10.5</snappy.version>
         <strimzi-test-container.version>0.100.0</strimzi-test-container.version>