diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 568942e..e37f649 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <javac.target>1.8</javac.target>
-        <kotlin.version>1.3.61</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
         <kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>${javac.target}</kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <kassava.version>2.1.0-rc.1</kassava.version>