diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fb605d43..2bf447a5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             UTF-8
         </project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
-        <kotlin.version>1.2.51</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
         <kotlinx.html.version>0.6.11</kotlinx.html.version>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.0.0</junit.jupiter.version>
         <junit.vintage.version>4.12.0</junit.vintage.version>