diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index d8b83e6076..3b0d057bfb 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
 
-kotlinVersion=1.5.31
+kotlinVersion=1.6.0-RC
 tomcatVersion=9.0.54
 
 kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency=false