diff --git a/picocli-examples/build.gradle b/picocli-examples/build.gradle
index 8deaea0fe..7c6234964 100644
--- a/picocli-examples/build.gradle
+++ b/picocli-examples/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.9.10"
+        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.9.21"
     }
 }