diff --git a/kafka-axon-example/pom.xml b/kafka-axon-example/pom.xml
index 45c4b34c..d9bfb4d6 100644
--- a/kafka-axon-example/pom.xml
+++ b/kafka-axon-example/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <description>Example module for the Kafka Extension of Axon Framework</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <kotlin.version>1.7.10</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.7.20</kotlin.version>
         <kotlin-logging-jvm.version>3.0.0</kotlin-logging-jvm.version>
         <kotlin.jackson.version>2.13.4</kotlin.jackson.version>
     </properties>