diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc823257a6..1cc982311b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         <plugin.scala.version>4.8.1</plugin.scala.version>
 
         <akka.version>2.6.21</akka.version>
-        <kotlin.version>1.8.22</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.9.0</kotlin.version>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.9.1</junit-jupiter.version>
         <kotlin-coroutines.version>1.6.4</kotlin-coroutines.version>
         <mockito.version>4.10.0</mockito.version>