diff --git a/confluent-kafka-images.yaml b/confluent-kafka-images.yaml
index 6cb3a023ae5..286560608d7 100644
--- a/confluent-kafka-images.yaml
+++ b/confluent-kafka-images.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #nolint:git-checkout-must-use-github-updates
 package:
   name: confluent-kafka-images
-  version: 7.9.0.36
+  version: "7.9.0.40"
   epoch: 0
   description: Provides build files for Apache Kafka and Confluent Docker images
   copyright:
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var-transforms:
 pipeline:
   - uses: git-checkout
     with:
-      expected-commit: b4d209fad0f9f1e764fda29ba1d609c1b1013628
+      expected-commit: f6a17baa2fef9ad99a97b27fc1f0b83ad2c0d888
       repository: https://github.com/confluentinc/kafka-images
       tag: v${{vars.mangled-package-version}}