diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 05fbb2f3..03e86a45 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:1.5.20")
+    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:1.6.10")
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:1.5.20")
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.5.0")