diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index 4a4e8dca6df1d..1f29c5031fa29 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ versions += [
   kafka_40: "4.0.1",
   kafka_41: "4.1.2",
   kafka_42: "4.2.1",
-  kafka_43: "4.3.0",
+  kafka_43: "4.3.1",
   log4j2: "2.25.4",
   // When updating lz4 make sure the compression levels in org.apache.kafka.common.record.internal.CompressionType are still valid
   // https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/trunk/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/record/internal/CompressionType.java#L73-L74
diff --git a/tests/docker/Dockerfile b/tests/docker/Dockerfile
index edab71a87798d..eef7445163977 100644
--- a/tests/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-3.9.2" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-3.9.2 && curl -s "$KAFK
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-4.0.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-4.0.1 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.13-4.0.1.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-4.0.1"
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-4.1.2" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-4.1.2 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.13-4.1.2.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-4.1.2"
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-4.2.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-4.2.1 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.13-4.2.1.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-4.2.1"
-RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-4.3.0" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-4.3.0 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.13-4.3.0.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-4.3.0"
+RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-4.3.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-4.3.1 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.13-4.3.1.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-4.3.1"
 
 
 # Streams test dependencies
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-3.9.2-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-3.9.2/lib
 RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-4.0.1-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-4.0.1/libs/kafka-streams-4.0.1-test.jar
 RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-4.1.2-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-4.1.2/libs/kafka-streams-4.1.2-test.jar
 RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-4.2.1-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-4.2.1/libs/kafka-streams-4.2.1-test.jar
-RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-4.3.0-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-4.3.0/libs/kafka-streams-4.3.0-test.jar
+RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-4.3.1-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-4.3.1/libs/kafka-streams-4.3.1-test.jar
 
 # To ensure the Kafka cluster starts successfully under JDK 17, we need to update the Zookeeper 
 # client from version 3.4.x to 3.5.7 in Kafka versions 2.1.1, 2.2.2, and 2.3.1, as the older Zookeeper 
diff --git a/tests/kafkatest/version.py b/tests/kafkatest/version.py
index 880a1d764708e..5f5df1c4a63e2 100644
--- a/tests/kafkatest/version.py
+++ b/tests/kafkatest/version.py
@@ -261,4 +261,5 @@ def get_version(node=None):
 
 # 4.3.x version
 V_4_3_0 = KafkaVersion("4.3.0")
-LATEST_4_3 = V_4_3_0
+V_4_3_1 = KafkaVersion("4.3.1")
+LATEST_4_3 = V_4_3_1
diff --git a/vagrant/base.sh b/vagrant/base.sh
index 764a72e46e8ef..b25f2d4e7c8ee 100755
--- a/vagrant/base.sh
+++ b/vagrant/base.sh
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ get_kafka 4.1.2 2.13
 chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-4.1.2
 get_kafka 4.2.1 2.13
 chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-4.2.1
-get_kafka 4.3.0 2.13
-chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-4.3.0
+get_kafka 4.3.1 2.13
+chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-4.3.1
 
 # To ensure the Kafka cluster starts successfully under JDK 17, we need to update the Zookeeper
 # client from version 3.4.x to 3.5.7 in Kafka versions 2.1.1, 2.2.2, and 2.3.1, as the older Zookeeper