diff --git a/appengine-standard-java8/kotlin-appengine-standard/pom.xml b/appengine-standard-java8/kotlin-appengine-standard/pom.xml
index 9095ec513..d3970479e 100644
--- a/appengine-standard-java8/kotlin-appengine-standard/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-standard-java8/kotlin-appengine-standard/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
       <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.21-2</version>
+      <version>1.6.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>