diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index b78c790..4bb81a3 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ext {
         sitemapgen4j      : '1.1.2',       // Sitemap generator for SEO
         jbcrypt           : '0.4',         // BCrypt salted hashing library
         romeRss           : '1.0',         // RSS Library
-        kotlin            : '1.4.0',       // Kotlin
+        kotlin            : '1.8.0',       // Kotlin
         javax             : '1.3.2',
         jbossLogging      : '3.4.2.Final',
         jbossThreads      : '3.4.0.Final',