diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cbe9b519..9609d337 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <lombok.version>1.18.30</lombok.version>
     <mapstruct.version>1.5.5.Final</mapstruct.version>
     <spring.version>6.1.4</spring.version>
-    <kotlin.version>1.8.22</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>1.9.22</kotlin.version>
     <jacoco.version>0.8.11</jacoco.version>
     <devenv>godel</devenv>
     <skipTests>false</skipTests>  <!--unit tests & integration tests-->