diff --git a/confluent-kafka.yaml b/confluent-kafka.yaml
index 25a86d69d55..d6bf38d9c2d 100644
--- a/confluent-kafka.yaml
+++ b/confluent-kafka.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ package:
   # with the `version:` field.
   # 2. Created a new variable `mangled-package-version` to append `-ccs` to the
   # version.
-  version: 8.0.0.48
+  version: 8.0.0.49
   epoch: 0
   description: Community edition of Confluent Kafka.
   copyright:
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var-transforms:
 pipeline:
   - uses: git-checkout
     with:
-      expected-commit: b2a390f4f1c59ecc58e673e7d3744eacb080f811
+      expected-commit: ea29a36917358af8e71dac551e26abc1a1220edd
       repository: https://github.com/confluentinc/kafka
       tag: v${{vars.mangled-package-version}}