diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 7514a3b10e..c360d13e1f 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=1.6.0
+kotlinVersion=1.6.20-RC
 tomcatVersion=10.0.16
 
 kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency=false