diff --git a/.github/workflows/bld.yml b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
index 36e3f2b..64fbb4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bld.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         java-version: [17, 21, 24]
-        kotlin-version: [1.9.25, 2.1.10]
+        kotlin-version: [1.9.25, 2.1.20]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source repository
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1047e0..7bff2fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [![License (3-Clause BSD)](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD%203--Clause-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
-[![Kotlin](https://img.shields.io/badge/kotlin-2.1.10-7f52ff)](https://kotlinlang.org/)
+[![Kotlin](https://img.shields.io/badge/kotlin-2.1.20-7f52ff)](https://kotlinlang.org/)
 [![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/2.2.1-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
 [![release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/ethauvin/isgd-shorten.svg)](https://github.com/ethauvin/isgd-shorten/releases/latest)
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/net.thauvin.erik/isgd-shorten.svg?color=blue)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/net.thauvin.erik/isgd-shorten)
diff --git a/examples/gradle/build.gradle.kts b/examples/gradle/build.gradle.kts
index fcdbf8b..4154822 100644
--- a/examples/gradle/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/gradle/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 plugins {
     id("application")
     id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.51.0"
-    kotlin("jvm") version "2.1.10"
+    kotlin("jvm") version "2.1.20"
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 88cfd2e..927d3ed 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
       <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.10</version>
+      <version>2.1.20</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>