diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 776a99fd..b845f2ff 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ micrometer = "1.13.2"
 micrometer-docs-gen = "1.0.3"
 micrometer-tracing = "1.3.2"
 protobuf = "3.25.4"
-pulsar = "3.3.0"
+pulsar = "3.3.1"
 pulsar-reactive = "0.5.6"
 reactor = "2023.0.8"
 spring = "6.1.11"
diff --git a/spring-pulsar-docs/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/whats-new.adoc b/spring-pulsar-docs/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/whats-new.adoc
index 40774f7c..2c054a8d 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar-docs/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/whats-new.adoc
+++ b/spring-pulsar-docs/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/whats-new.adoc
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ This section covers the changes made from version 1.1 to version 1.2.
 You can provide your own Jackson `ObjectMapper` that Pulsar will use when producing and consuming JSON messages.
 See xref:./reference/custom-object-mapper.adoc[Custom Object Mapper] for more details.
 
+=== Deprecations
+
+==== PulsarClient#getPartitionsForTopic(java.lang.String)
+Version `3.3.1` of the Pulsar client deprecates the `getPartitionsForTopic(java.lang.String)` in favor of `getPartitionsForTopic(java.lang.String, boolean metadataAutoCreationEnabled)`.
+
 [[what-s-new-in-1-1-since-1-0]]
 == What's New in 1.1 Since 1.0
 :page-section-summary-toc: 1
diff --git a/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-failover-custom-router/compose.yaml b/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-failover-custom-router/compose.yaml
index 6ab2dc9b..42168e46 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-failover-custom-router/compose.yaml
+++ b/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-failover-custom-router/compose.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   pulsar:
-    image: 'apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.0'
+    image: 'apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.1'
     ports:
       - '6650'
       - '8080'
diff --git a/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-imperative-produce-consume/compose.yaml b/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-imperative-produce-consume/compose.yaml
index 6ab2dc9b..42168e46 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-imperative-produce-consume/compose.yaml
+++ b/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-imperative-produce-consume/compose.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   pulsar:
-    image: 'apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.0'
+    image: 'apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.1'
     ports:
       - '6650'
       - '8080'
diff --git a/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-pulsar-binder/compose.yaml b/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-pulsar-binder/compose.yaml
index 6ab2dc9b..42168e46 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-pulsar-binder/compose.yaml
+++ b/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-pulsar-binder/compose.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   pulsar:
-    image: 'apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.0'
+    image: 'apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.1'
     ports:
       - '6650'
       - '8080'
diff --git a/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-pulsar-functions/download-connectors.sh b/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-pulsar-functions/download-connectors.sh
index 086072a7..c41ac2d2 100755
--- a/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-pulsar-functions/download-connectors.sh
+++ b/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-pulsar-functions/download-connectors.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 mkdir connectors
 cd connectors
-wget https://archive.apache.org/dist/pulsar/pulsar-3.3.0/connectors/pulsar-io-cassandra-3.3.0.nar
-wget https://archive.apache.org/dist/pulsar/pulsar-3.3.0/connectors/pulsar-io-rabbitmq-3.3.0.nar
+wget https://archive.apache.org/dist/pulsar/pulsar-3.3.1/connectors/pulsar-io-cassandra-3.3.1.nar
+wget https://archive.apache.org/dist/pulsar/pulsar-3.3.1/connectors/pulsar-io-rabbitmq-3.3.1.nar
 cd ..
diff --git a/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-pulsar-reader/compose.yaml b/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-pulsar-reader/compose.yaml
index 6ab2dc9b..42168e46 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-pulsar-reader/compose.yaml
+++ b/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-pulsar-reader/compose.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   pulsar:
-    image: 'apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.0'
+    image: 'apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.1'
     ports:
       - '6650'
       - '8080'
diff --git a/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-reactive/compose.yaml b/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-reactive/compose.yaml
index 6ab2dc9b..42168e46 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-reactive/compose.yaml
+++ b/spring-pulsar-sample-apps/sample-reactive/compose.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   pulsar:
-    image: 'apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.0'
+    image: 'apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.1'
     ports:
       - '6650'
       - '8080'
diff --git a/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/core/PulsarClientProxy.java b/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/core/PulsarClientProxy.java
index 85227b7b..5314cd16 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/core/PulsarClientProxy.java
+++ b/spring-pulsar/src/main/java/org/springframework/pulsar/core/PulsarClientProxy.java
@@ -170,11 +170,24 @@ final class PulsarClientProxy extends RestartableSingletonFactory<PulsarClient>
 		this.getInstance().updateServiceUrl(serviceUrl);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the list of partitions for a given topic.
+	 * @param topic the topic name
+	 * @return a future that will yield a list of the topic partitions
+	 * @deprecated in favor of {@link #getPartitionsForTopic(String, boolean)}
+	 * @see PulsarClient#getPartitionsForTopic(String)
+	 */
 	@Override
+	@Deprecated(since = "1.2.0", forRemoval = true)
 	public CompletableFuture<List<String>> getPartitionsForTopic(String topic) {
 		return this.getInstance().getPartitionsForTopic(topic);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public CompletableFuture<List<String>> getPartitionsForTopic(String topic, boolean metadataAutoCreationEnabled) {
+		return this.getInstance().getPartitionsForTopic(topic, metadataAutoCreationEnabled);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void close() throws PulsarClientException {
 		this.getInstance().close();
diff --git a/spring-pulsar/src/test/java/org/springframework/pulsar/core/PulsarClientProxyTests.java b/spring-pulsar/src/test/java/org/springframework/pulsar/core/PulsarClientProxyTests.java
index 64bb6848..a11c2ba8 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar/src/test/java/org/springframework/pulsar/core/PulsarClientProxyTests.java
+++ b/spring-pulsar/src/test/java/org/springframework/pulsar/core/PulsarClientProxyTests.java
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ class PulsarClientProxyTests implements PulsarTestContainerSupport {
 
 		@Test
 		void getPartitionsForTopic() {
+			this.restartableClient.getPartitionsForTopic("zTopic", true);
+			verify(this.delegateClient).getPartitionsForTopic("zTopic", true);
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings({ "deprecation", "removal" })
+		void getPartitionsForTopicDeprecated() {
 			this.restartableClient.getPartitionsForTopic("zTopic");
 			verify(this.delegateClient).getPartitionsForTopic("zTopic");
 		}
diff --git a/tools/pulsar/docker/standalone/pulsar-start.sh b/tools/pulsar/docker/standalone/pulsar-start.sh
index 9fd9aadb..9ff4b5b1 100755
--- a/tools/pulsar/docker/standalone/pulsar-start.sh
+++ b/tools/pulsar/docker/standalone/pulsar-start.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 docker run -it -p 6650:6650 -p 8080:8080 \
   --mount source=pulsardata,target=/pulsar/data \
   --mount source=pulsarconf,target=/pulsar/conf \
-  apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.0 \
+  apachepulsar/pulsar:3.3.1 \
   bin/pulsar standalone