diff --git a/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml b/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
index 9d14b73ef..4db55478e 100644
--- a/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <artifactId>kotlin-querybean-generator</artifactId>
 
   <properties>
-    <kotlin.version>1.6.20</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>1.8.10</kotlin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml b/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
index 6cc89e590..85983377d 100644
--- a/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
 
     <ebean-maven-plugin.version>13.13.0</ebean-maven-plugin.version>
-    <kotlin.version>1.7.22</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>1.8.10</kotlin.version>
     <jackson.version>2.12.1</jackson.version>
   </properties>