diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9155246..bb61c47 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <os.platform/>
 
         <!-- Internal esmf dependencies -->
-        <esmf-sdk-version>2.7.0</esmf-sdk-version>
+        <esmf-sdk-version>2.8.1</esmf-sdk-version>
 
         <!-- Versions of third party dependencies -->
         <spring-boot-version>3.0.0</spring-boot-version>