diff --git a/plc4j/examples/hello-world-kotlin/pom.xml b/plc4j/examples/hello-world-kotlin/pom.xml
index 771e2e82bfc..fbddb6db93f 100644
--- a/plc4j/examples/hello-world-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/plc4j/examples/hello-world-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <name>PLC4J: Examples: Hello-World: Kotlin</name>
 
   <properties>
-    <kotlin.version>1.7.22</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>1.9.0</kotlin.version>
     <kotlin.compiler.incremental>true</kotlin.compiler.incremental>
     <app.main.class>org.apache.plc4x.java.examples.hellokotlin.ReadModbusPalKt</app.main.class>
   </properties>