diff --git a/bucket/kafka.json b/bucket/kafka.json
index 5a6316bf8a..fba6e0aba4 100644
--- a/bucket/kafka.json
+++ b/bucket/kafka.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "version": "2.8.0",
+    "version": "2.8.1",
     "description": "Apache Kafka. A distributed streaming platform.",
     "homepage": "https://kafka.apache.org/",
     "license": "Apache-2.0",
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
             "java/openjdk"
         ]
     },
-    "url": "https://www.apache.org/dist/kafka/2.8.0/kafka_2.12-2.8.0.tgz",
-    "hash": "sha1:64bba5ed9ca8d43540ea81a2e9106033fe3d7565",
-    "extract_dir": "kafka_2.12-2.8.0",
+    "url": "https://www.apache.org/dist/kafka/2.8.1/kafka_2.12-2.8.1.tgz",
+    "hash": "sha1:455714580ac9a9ce5274c737eea98016b0e90e09",
+    "extract_dir": "kafka_2.12-2.8.1",
     "bin": [
         "bin\\windows\\connect-distributed.bat",
         "bin\\windows\\connect-standalone.bat",