diff --git a/manifest.yml b/manifest.yml
index f3543668b..0738fa5f2 100644
--- a/manifest.yml
+++ b/manifest.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ default_versions:
 - name: nginx
   version: 1.27.1
 - name: composer
-  version: 2.7.8
+  version: 2.8.1
 url_to_dependency_map:
 - match: appdynamics-(\d+\.\d+\.\d+-\d+)
   name: appdynamics
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ dependencies:
   osl: https://docs.appdynamics.com/display/DASH/Legal+Notices
   source_sha256: '04904a9ddc45bab06b80fa6c32671e82d8edfbaecf8dc943720db7b5c790ec8d'
 - name: composer
-  version: 2.7.8
-  uri: https://buildpacks.cloudfoundry.org/dependencies/composer/composer_2.7.8_linux_noarch_any-stack_3da35dc2.phar
-  sha256: 3da35dc2abb99d8ef3fdb1dec3166c39189f7cb29974a225e7bbca04c1b2c6e0
+  version: 2.8.1
+  uri: https://buildpacks.cloudfoundry.org/dependencies/composer/composer_2.8.1_linux_noarch_any-stack_930b376f.phar
+  sha256: 930b376fbd2147a623ea7b704eb9d3b8b0d6072992207aa0535aa21f6f05378e
   cf_stacks:
   - cflinuxfs4
   - cflinuxfs3
-  source: https://github.com/composer/composer/releases/download/2.7.8/composer.phar
-  source_sha256: 3da35dc2abb99d8ef3fdb1dec3166c39189f7cb29974a225e7bbca04c1b2c6e0
+  source: https://github.com/composer/composer/releases/download/2.8.1/composer.phar
+  source_sha256: 930b376fbd2147a623ea7b704eb9d3b8b0d6072992207aa0535aa21f6f05378e
 - name: httpd
   version: 2.4.62
   uri: https://buildpacks.cloudfoundry.org/dependencies/httpd/httpd_2.4.62_linux_x64_cflinuxfs3_4391324d.tgz