diff --git a/java/kotlin/pom.xml b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
index 27be007720170..cf513fdfa450c 100644
--- a/java/kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   </description>
 
   <properties>
-    <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>1.9.25</kotlin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>