diff --git a/kobalt/src/Build.kt b/kobalt/src/Build.kt
index 1e44bbeb..7eef4de7 100644
--- a/kobalt/src/Build.kt
+++ b/kobalt/src/Build.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ val bs = buildScript {
 }
 
 object Versions {
+    val kotlin = "1.2.10"
     val okhttp = "3.9.0"
     val okio = "1.13.0"
     val retrofit = "2.3.0"
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ object Versions {
     val maven = "3.5.2"
     val mavenResolver = "1.1.0"
     val slf4j = "1.7.3"
-    val kotlin = "1.1.51"
     val aether = "1.0.2.v20150114"
     val testng = "6.12"
     val jcommander = "1.72"
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Constants.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Constants.kt
index 7ca878e5..0dba3e61 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Constants.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Constants.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ object Constants {
     val BUILD_FILE_NAME = "Build.kt"
     val BUILD_FILE_DIRECTORY = "kobalt/src"
     val BUILD_FILE_PATH = KFiles.joinDir(BUILD_FILE_DIRECTORY, BUILD_FILE_NAME)
-    val KOTLIN_COMPILER_VERSION = "1.1.51"
+    val KOTLIN_COMPILER_VERSION = "1.2.10"
 
     internal val DEFAULT_REPOS = listOf<HostConfig>(
             //            "https://maven-central.storage.googleapis.com/",