diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 72ba5b56..300daf2d 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ buildscript {
 
 plugins {
     java
-    kotlin("jvm") version "1.7.22"
+    kotlin("jvm") version "1.9.20"
     `maven-publish`
     jacoco
     id("com.github.kt3k.coveralls") version "2.12.0"