diff --git a/android/capacitor/build.gradle b/android/capacitor/build.gradle
index fc09116c2..9544e225d 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/build.gradle
+++ b/android/capacitor/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ext {
 
 
 buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = project.hasProperty("kotlin_version") ? rootProject.ext.kotlin_version : '1.9.10'
+    ext.kotlin_version = project.hasProperty("kotlin_version") ? rootProject.ext.kotlin_version : '1.9.25'
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
diff --git a/cli/src/android/update.ts b/cli/src/android/update.ts
index 940710503..8afc9080f 100644
--- a/cli/src/android/update.ts
+++ b/cli/src/android/update.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ if (hasProperty('postBuildExtras')) {
 export async function handleCordovaPluginsGradle(config: Config, cordovaPlugins: Plugin[]): Promise<void> {
   const pluginsGradlePath = join(config.android.cordovaPluginsDirAbs, 'build.gradle');
   const kotlinNeeded = await kotlinNeededCheck(config, cordovaPlugins);
-  const kotlinVersionString = config.app.extConfig.cordova?.preferences?.GradlePluginKotlinVersion ?? '1.9.10';
+  const kotlinVersionString = config.app.extConfig.cordova?.preferences?.GradlePluginKotlinVersion ?? '1.9.25';
   const frameworksArray: any[] = [];
   let prefsArray: any[] = [];
   const applyArray: any[] = [];