diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3b963184..5d093241 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <groovy.version>3.0.11</groovy.version>
         <logback.version>1.2.11</logback.version>
         <nimbus.jose.jwt.version>9.23</nimbus.jose.jwt.version>
-        <kotest.version>5.3.2</kotest.version>
+        <kotest.version>5.4.0</kotest.version>
         <kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>17</kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/token-client-kotlin-demo/pom.xml b/token-client-kotlin-demo/pom.xml
index ebbdd852..8f1b10fb 100644
--- a/token-client-kotlin-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/token-client-kotlin-demo/pom.xml
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.kotest</groupId>
             <artifactId>kotest-assertions-core-jvm</artifactId>
-            <version>5.3.2</version>
+            <version>5.4.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.kotest</groupId>
             <artifactId>kotest-runner-junit5-jvm</artifactId>
-            <version>5.3.2</version>
+            <version>5.4.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>