diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 70264b0b..5d845c6a 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
         <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.70</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- need this to avoid some runtime warnings with glassfish -->
     <dependency>