diff --git a/examples/maven-simple/pom.xml b/examples/maven-simple/pom.xml
index 5f05fdf..ea67ed3 100644
--- a/examples/maven-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/maven-simple/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>11</kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>
     <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-    <kotlin.version>1.4.20</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>