diff --git a/argocd/applications/strimzi-operator.yaml b/argocd/applications/strimzi-operator.yaml
index 4aa5ddc..5e53572 100644
--- a/argocd/applications/strimzi-operator.yaml
+++ b/argocd/applications/strimzi-operator.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ spec:
   source:
     repoURL: 'https://strimzi.io/charts/'
     chart: strimzi-kafka-operator
-    targetRevision: 0.40.0
+    targetRevision: 0.44.0
     helm:
       values: |
         installCRDs: false
diff --git a/k8s/base/kafka-cluster/cluster.yaml b/k8s/base/kafka-cluster/cluster.yaml
index 5b54551..b1aebff 100644
--- a/k8s/base/kafka-cluster/cluster.yaml
+++ b/k8s/base/kafka-cluster/cluster.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: kafka
 spec:
   kafka:
-    version: 3.6.1
+    version: 3.8.0
     replicas: 1
     listeners:
       - name: plain
diff --git a/k8s/base/kafka-cluster/kafka.yaml b/k8s/base/kafka-cluster/kafka.yaml
index e25923a..dac8acd 100644
--- a/k8s/base/kafka-cluster/kafka.yaml
+++ b/k8s/base/kafka-cluster/kafka.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: kafka
 spec:
   kafka:
-    version: 3.6.1
+    version: 3.8.0
     replicas: 1
     listeners:
       - name: plain