diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6e817a83..c9c9a35a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.4'
-        classpath 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.5.31'
+        classpath 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.6.10'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files