diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml b/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml
index 558816db7cc3f..2270811cc5ffd 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         <version.assertj>3.25.3</version.assertj>
         <version.junit5>5.10.2</version.junit5>
         <version.kotlin>1.9.23</version.kotlin>
-        <version.kotlin-coroutines>1.8.0</version.kotlin-coroutines>
+        <version.kotlin-coroutines>1.8.1</version.kotlin-coroutines>
         <version.mockito>5.11.0</version.mockito>
         <!-- TCK versions -->
         <version.arquillian>1.7.0.Final</version.arquillian>