diff --git a/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml b/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
index 1b856dffa5..60bd0d4a1d 100644
--- a/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   </description>
 
   <properties>
-    <kotlin.version>1.5.0</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/java/kotlin-lite/pom_template.xml b/java/kotlin-lite/pom_template.xml
index 92be0ea668..f8a3397408 100644
--- a/java/kotlin-lite/pom_template.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin-lite/pom_template.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
   </description>
 
   <properties>
-    <kotlin.version>1.5.0</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
   </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/java/kotlin/pom.xml b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
index 0177a7247b..d0f4c2d3ab 100644
--- a/java/kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   </description>
 
   <properties>
-    <kotlin.version>1.5.0</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/java/kotlin/pom_template.xml b/java/kotlin/pom_template.xml
index c8ddcad9aa..0feae33e54 100644
--- a/java/kotlin/pom_template.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin/pom_template.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   </description>
 
   <properties>
-    <kotlin.version>1.5.0</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
   </properties>
 
 </project>