diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6caf2e3..a72ca6c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 		<jsr305.version>3.0.2</jsr305.version>
 		<jetbrains.annotations.version>24.0.1</jetbrains.annotations.version>
 
-		<kotlin.version>1.9.10</kotlin.version>
+		<kotlin.version>1.9.20</kotlin.version>
 		<kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>${maven.compiler.source}</kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>
 
 		<!-- testing dependencies versions -->