diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 73aa5db3..06c186fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlinx</groupId>
             <artifactId>kotlinx-coroutines-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.0</version>
+            <version>1.8.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- dropwizard deps -->