diff --git a/bom/application/pom.xml b/bom/application/pom.xml
index 90122214331984..cdaf8551c65916 100644
--- a/bom/application/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/application/pom.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
         <awssdk.version>2.17.81</awssdk.version>
         <aws-alexa-sdk.version>2.41.0</aws-alexa-sdk.version>
         <azure-functions-java-library.version>1.4.2</azure-functions-java-library.version>
-        <kotlin.version>1.5.31</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
         <kotlin.coroutine.version>1.5.2</kotlin.coroutine.version>
         <dekorate.version>2.6.0</dekorate.version>
         <maven-artifact-transfer.version>0.10.0</maven-artifact-transfer.version>
diff --git a/build-parent/pom.xml b/build-parent/pom.xml
index 61c12e43755d65..357ea73d22593b 100644
--- a/build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <!-- These properties are needed in order for them to be resolvable by the generated projects -->
         <!-- Quarkus uses jboss-parent and it comes with 3.8.1-jboss-1, we don't want that in the templates -->
         <compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</compiler-plugin.version>
-        <kotlin.version>1.5.31</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
         <dokka.version>1.5.31</dokka.version>
         <scala.version>2.12.13</scala.version>
         <scala-maven-plugin.version>4.4.0</scala-maven-plugin.version>
@@ -873,7 +873,6 @@
                 <property>
                     <name>dokka</name>
                 </property>
-                <jdk>(,16)</jdk>
                 <file>
                     <exists>src/main/kotlin</exists>
                 </file>
diff --git a/extensions/panache/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/runtime/pom.xml b/extensions/panache/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/runtime/pom.xml
index 5e45ec47cbcc8c..dfbfcd17a8bc4a 100644
--- a/extensions/panache/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/panache/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -115,6 +115,18 @@
                             <goal>test-compile</goal>
                         </goals>
                     </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>kapt</id>
+                        <phase>generate-sources</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>kapt</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <annotationProcessors>
+                                <annotationProcessor>org.hibernate.jpamodelgen.JPAMetaModelEntityProcessor</annotationProcessor>
+                            </annotationProcessors>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
@@ -173,37 +185,4 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-    <profiles>
-        <!-- Execute kapt, but not on Java 16 or higher due to
-            - https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-45545 (Java 16+)
-            - https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-47583 (Java 17+) -->
-        <profile>
-            <id>kapt-not-on-jdk16</id>
-            <activation>
-                <jdk>(,16)</jdk>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>kapt</id>
-                                <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>kapt</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <annotationProcessors>
-                                        <annotationProcessor>org.hibernate.jpamodelgen.JPAMetaModelEntityProcessor</annotationProcessor>
-                                    </annotationProcessors>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
index 1d406bac836b3b..d7422bdbfe1bb3 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <!-- These properties are needed in order for them to be resolvable by the generated projects -->
         <!-- Quarkus uses jboss-parent and it comes with 3.8.1-jboss-1, we don't want that in the templates -->
         <compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</compiler-plugin.version>
-        <kotlin.version>1.5.31</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
         <scala.version>2.12.13</scala.version>
         <scala-plugin.version>4.4.0</scala-plugin.version>
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/basic-kotlin-application-project/build.gradle b/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/basic-kotlin-application-project/build.gradle
index e53e58df7e9d11..6a3efd26bb298e 100644
--- a/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/basic-kotlin-application-project/build.gradle
+++ b/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/basic-kotlin-application-project/build.gradle
@@ -24,10 +24,3 @@ dependencies {
 compileJava {
     options.compilerArgs << '-parameters'
 }
-
-// This is a fix as kotlin 1.5.31 does not support Java 17 yet
-if (JavaVersion.current().isCompatibleWith(JavaVersion.VERSION_17)) {
-    tasks.quarkusDev {
-        compilerArgs = ["-jvm-target", "16"]
-    }
-}
diff --git a/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/multi-module-kotlin-project/web/build.gradle.kts b/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/multi-module-kotlin-project/web/build.gradle.kts
index ddec2b2c8e6571..dd4627b9f7240f 100644
--- a/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/multi-module-kotlin-project/web/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/multi-module-kotlin-project/web/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@ plugins {
     kotlin("jvm")
 }
 
-// This is a fix as kotlin 1.5.31 does not support Java 17 yet
-if (JavaVersion.current().isCompatibleWith(JavaVersion.VERSION_17)) {
-    tasks.quarkusDev {
-        compilerArgs = listOf("-jvm-target", "16")
-    }
-}
 dependencies {
     implementation(project(":port"))
     implementation(project(":domain"))
diff --git a/integration-tests/kotlin/src/test/resources/projects/classic-kotlin/pom.xml b/integration-tests/kotlin/src/test/resources/projects/classic-kotlin/pom.xml
index 7aa2420bcc9f68..6bda5fbaf4bec5 100644
--- a/integration-tests/kotlin/src/test/resources/projects/classic-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/kotlin/src/test/resources/projects/classic-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-        <kotlin.version>1.5.31</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
diff --git a/integration-tests/kotlin/src/test/resources/projects/kotlin-compiler-args/pom.xml b/integration-tests/kotlin/src/test/resources/projects/kotlin-compiler-args/pom.xml
index d612e21ae1d234..79f0ee7d75cbba 100644
--- a/integration-tests/kotlin/src/test/resources/projects/kotlin-compiler-args/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/kotlin/src/test/resources/projects/kotlin-compiler-args/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-        <kotlin.version>1.5.31</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>