diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index 835981f6fb3c2..a2845d0107c09 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ versions += [
   kafka_35: "3.5.2",
   kafka_36: "3.6.2",
   kafka_37: "3.7.1",
+  kafka_38: "3.8.0",
   lz4: "1.8.0",
   mavenArtifact: "3.9.6",
   metrics: "2.2.0",
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ libs += [
   kafkaStreams_35: "org.apache.kafka:kafka-streams:$versions.kafka_35",
   kafkaStreams_36: "org.apache.kafka:kafka-streams:$versions.kafka_36",
   kafkaStreams_37: "org.apache.kafka:kafka-streams:$versions.kafka_37",
+  kafkaStreams_38: "org.apache.kafka:kafka-streams:$versions.kafka_38",
   lz4: "org.lz4:lz4-java:$versions.lz4",
   metrics: "com.yammer.metrics:metrics-core:$versions.metrics",
   dropwizardMetrics: "io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-core:$versions.dropwizardMetrics",
diff --git a/tests/docker/Dockerfile b/tests/docker/Dockerfile
index 1c2006646b8b0..bca82534cddf7 100644
--- a/tests/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-3.4.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-3.4.1 && curl -s "$KAFK
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-3.5.2" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-3.5.2 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-3.5.2.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-3.5.2"
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-3.6.2" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-3.6.2 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-3.6.2.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-3.6.2"
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-3.7.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-3.7.1 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-3.7.1.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-3.7.1"
+RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-3.8.0" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-3.8.0 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-3.8.0.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-3.8.0"
 
 
 # Streams test dependencies
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-3.4.1-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-3.4.1/lib
 RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-3.5.2-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-3.5.2/libs/kafka-streams-3.5.2-test.jar
 RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-3.6.2-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-3.6.2/libs/kafka-streams-3.6.2-test.jar
 RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-3.7.1-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-3.7.1/libs/kafka-streams-3.7.1-test.jar
+RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-3.8.0-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-3.8.0/libs/kafka-streams-3.8.0-test.jar
 
 # The version of Kibosh to use for testing.
 # If you update this, also update vagrant/base.sh
diff --git a/vagrant/base.sh b/vagrant/base.sh
index b05e3502be030..b896b610a057d 100755
--- a/vagrant/base.sh
+++ b/vagrant/base.sh
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ get_kafka 3.6.2 2.12
 chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-3.6.2
 get_kafka 3.7.1 2.12
 chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-3.7.1
-
+get_kafka 3.8.0 2.12
+chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-3.8.0
 
 # For EC2 nodes, we want to use /mnt, which should have the local disk. On local
 # VMs, we can just create it if it doesn't exist and use it like we'd use