diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 38082fb..32a64b6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
 		<!-- testing dependencies versions -->
 		<junit5.version>5.10.2</junit5.version>
-		<kotest.version>5.8.1</kotest.version>
+		<kotest.version>5.9.0</kotest.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<distributionManagement>