diff --git a/main/pom.xml b/main/pom.xml
index 845373f9..ac1180a7 100644
--- a/main/pom.xml
+++ b/main/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <netty.version>4.2.7.Final</netty.version>
         <micrometer.version>1.16.0</micrometer.version>
         <fast-uuid.version>0.2.0</fast-uuid.version>
-        <confluent.version>8.1.0</confluent.version>
+        <confluent.version>8.1.1</confluent.version>
         <victools.version>4.38.0</victools.version>
         <joda-time.version>2.14.0</joda-time.version>
         <logback.version>1.5.23</logback.version>
diff --git a/main/runtime/src/test/java/org/elasticsoftware/akcestest/schemas/JsonSchemaTests.java b/main/runtime/src/test/java/org/elasticsoftware/akcestest/schemas/JsonSchemaTests.java
index 15a45b3a..a9c9d923 100644
--- a/main/runtime/src/test/java/org/elasticsoftware/akcestest/schemas/JsonSchemaTests.java
+++ b/main/runtime/src/test/java/org/elasticsoftware/akcestest/schemas/JsonSchemaTests.java
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ public void testSchemaCompatibility() throws IOException {
 
         List<Difference> differencesV2 = SchemaDiff.compare(schema1.rawSchema(), schema2.rawSchema())
                 .stream().filter(diff ->
-                        !SchemaDiff.COMPATIBLE_CHANGES.contains(diff.getType()) &&
+                        !SchemaDiff.COMPATIBLE_CHANGES_STRICT.contains(diff.getType()) &&
                         !Difference.Type.REQUIRED_PROPERTY_ADDED_TO_UNOPEN_CONTENT_MODEL.equals(diff.getType())).toList();
 
         assertEquals(0, differencesV2.size());
 
         List<Difference> differencesV3 = SchemaDiff.compare(schema2.rawSchema(), schema3.rawSchema())
                 .stream().filter(diff ->
-                        !SchemaDiff.COMPATIBLE_CHANGES.contains(diff.getType()) &&
+                        !SchemaDiff.COMPATIBLE_CHANGES_STRICT.contains(diff.getType()) &&
                                 !Difference.Type.REQUIRED_PROPERTY_ADDED_TO_UNOPEN_CONTENT_MODEL.equals(diff.getType())).toList();
 
         assertEquals(0, differencesV3.size());
diff --git a/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/schemas/KafkaSchemaRegistry.java b/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/schemas/KafkaSchemaRegistry.java
index 3da27658..b1c92f5d 100644
--- a/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/schemas/KafkaSchemaRegistry.java
+++ b/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/schemas/KafkaSchemaRegistry.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ private void validateBackwardCompatibility(String schemaName, SchemaType<?> sche
                                                JsonSchema localSchema, JsonSchema previousSchema) {
         List<Difference> differences = SchemaDiff.compare(previousSchema.rawSchema(), localSchema.rawSchema())
                 .stream().filter(diff ->
-                        !SchemaDiff.COMPATIBLE_CHANGES.contains(diff.getType()) &&
+                        !SchemaDiff.COMPATIBLE_CHANGES_STRICT.contains(diff.getType()) &&
                                 !Difference.Type.REQUIRED_PROPERTY_ADDED_TO_UNOPEN_CONTENT_MODEL.equals(diff.getType()))
                 .toList();