diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 73b8b74..b2587c9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
     <properties>
 
-        <kotlin.version>1.5.30</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.6.21</kotlin.version>
         <kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>1.8</kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>