diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ec7959b..fffb2c8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <kotlin.version>1.3.40</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
         <jackson.version>2.9.5</jackson.version>
         <wildfly.version>13.0.0.Final</wildfly.version>