diff --git a/connector/pom.xml b/connector/pom.xml
index ab41a0c..cec363a 100644
--- a/connector/pom.xml
+++ b/connector/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>connect-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.7.0</version>
+            <version>3.8.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>