diff --git a/examples/kotlin/pom.xml b/examples/kotlin/pom.xml
index f42bd7422e8..6db83c01243 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <version>1.0.0</version>
 
     <properties>
-        <kotlin.version>2.2.20</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>2.2.21</kotlin.version>
 
         <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
         <logback.version>1.5.19</logback.version>