diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 5a9dcbcc2a..0df66d4ca8 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copied from kotlinc
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Duser.country=US -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options=-Xmx4096m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
 
-kotlinBaseVersion=2.0.20
+kotlinBaseVersion=2.0.21-RC
 agpBaseVersion=7.2.0
 intellijVersion=233.13135.103
 junitVersion=4.13.1