diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index cb8656e6..b22db4aa 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ junit-jupiter = "5.11.0-M2"
 licenser = "0.6.1"
 log4j = "2.23.1"
 mockito = "5.12.0"
-pulsar = "3.2.3"
+pulsar = "3.3.1"
 rat-gradle = "0.8.0"
 reactor = "3.6.7"
 slf4j = "2.0.13"
diff --git a/pulsar-client-reactive-adapter/src/intTest/java/org/apache/pulsar/reactive/client/adapter/SingletonPulsarContainer.java b/pulsar-client-reactive-adapter/src/intTest/java/org/apache/pulsar/reactive/client/adapter/SingletonPulsarContainer.java
index 2d1e3165..8337a824 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-reactive-adapter/src/intTest/java/org/apache/pulsar/reactive/client/adapter/SingletonPulsarContainer.java
+++ b/pulsar-client-reactive-adapter/src/intTest/java/org/apache/pulsar/reactive/client/adapter/SingletonPulsarContainer.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static PulsarClient createPulsarClient() throws PulsarClientException {
 	}
 
 	static DockerImageName getPulsarImage() {
-		return DockerImageName.parse("apachepulsar/pulsar:3.2.3");
+		return DockerImageName.parse("apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.1");
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/pulsar-client-reactive-adapter/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/reactive/client/internal/adapter/AdaptedReactiveMessageConsumerTests.java b/pulsar-client-reactive-adapter/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/reactive/client/internal/adapter/AdaptedReactiveMessageConsumerTests.java
index 2fbc7da8..3545d1d0 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-reactive-adapter/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/reactive/client/internal/adapter/AdaptedReactiveMessageConsumerTests.java
+++ b/pulsar-client-reactive-adapter/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/reactive/client/internal/adapter/AdaptedReactiveMessageConsumerTests.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyBoolean;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.isNull;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ void consumerProperties() throws Exception {
 		PulsarClientImpl pulsarClient = spy(
 				(PulsarClientImpl) PulsarClient.builder().serviceUrl("http://dummy").build());
 		doReturn(CompletableFuture.completedFuture(new PartitionedTopicMetadata())).when(pulsarClient)
-			.getPartitionedTopicMetadata(anyString());
+			.getPartitionedTopicMetadata(anyString(), anyBoolean());
 
 		Consumer<String> consumer = mock(Consumer.class);
 		doReturn(CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null)).when(consumer).closeAsync();
diff --git a/scripts/validate_staging_repo.sh b/scripts/validate_staging_repo.sh
index 1f161727..b828928b 100755
--- a/scripts/validate_staging_repo.sh
+++ b/scripts/validate_staging_repo.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if ! command -v gradle &>/dev/null; then
 fi
 
 DOCKER_CONTAINER_NAME=pulsar-standalone-$$
-: ${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:=apachepulsar/pulsar:3.2.3}
+: ${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:=apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.1}
 
 mkdir test-app-reactive-$$
 cd test-app-reactive-$$
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class HelloPulsarClientReactive {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) throws PulsarClientException, InterruptedException {
         // Before running this, start Pulsar within docker with this command:
-        // docker run -it -p 8080:8080 -p 6650:6650 apachepulsar/pulsar:3.2.3 /pulsar/bin/pulsar standalone -nss -nfw
+        // docker run -it -p 8080:8080 -p 6650:6650 apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.1 /pulsar/bin/pulsar standalone -nss -nfw
 
         try (PulsarClient pulsarClient = PulsarClient.builder().serviceUrl("pulsar://localhost:6650").build()) {