diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e0664b2..3e2bfaf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <properties>
-        <kotlin.version>1.3.61</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
         <tornadofx.version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</tornadofx.version>
         <javafx.version>13</javafx.version>
         <main.class>com.algorand.msgpack.debugger.app.MyAppKt</main.class>