diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index e08a6d0..ccdc0bb 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    <kotlin.version>1.3.61</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
     <kotlin.compiler.incremental>true</kotlin.compiler.incremental>
   </properties>