diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index be975e1..115a247 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <maven.exec.skip>false</maven.exec.skip>
         <!--end standard properties-->
 
-        <kotlin.version>2.0.20</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>2.0.21</kotlin.version>
         <testcontainers.version>1.20.1</testcontainers.version>
         <jena.version>5.1.0</jena.version>
     </properties>