diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1447ad3..53a8ed3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
 		<!-- testing dependencies versions -->
 		<junit5.version>5.10.1</junit5.version>
-		<kotest.version>5.8.0</kotest.version>
+		<kotest.version>5.8.1</kotest.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<distributionManagement>