diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b886f67..8256091 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-1.9.24-7f52ff)](https://kotlinlang.org/)
+[![Kotlin](https://img.shields.io/badge/kotlin-2.0.0-7f52ff)](https://kotlinlang.org/)
 [![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/1.9.1-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
 [![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/ethauvin/readingtime.svg)](https://github.com/ethauvin/readingtime/releases/latest)
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/net.thauvin.erik/readingtime.svg?color=blue)](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:%22net.thauvin.erik%22%20AND%20a:%22readingtime%22)
diff --git a/examples/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/examples/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index 81004ac..b32aeb6 100644
--- a/examples/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
-bld.extensions=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-kotlin:0.9.5
+bld.extensions=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-kotlin:0.9.7
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.sourceDirectories=
diff --git a/examples/gradle/build.gradle.kts b/examples/gradle/build.gradle.kts
index 1dab54c..3126f2f 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 "1.9.24"
+    kotlin("jvm") version "2.0.0"
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index f12d89e..3bec20e 100644
--- a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
 bld.extension-jacoco=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-jacoco-report:0.9.5
-bld.extensions=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-kotlin:0.9.5
+bld.extensions=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-kotlin:0.9.7
 bld.extension-detekt=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-detekt:0.9.4
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
diff --git a/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/ReadingTimeBuild.java b/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/ReadingTimeBuild.java
index a91fc6c..e01d08d 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/ReadingTimeBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/ReadingTimeBuild.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class ReadingTimeBuild extends Project {
         autoDownloadPurge = true;
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_LOCAL, MAVEN_CENTRAL);
 
-        final var kotlin = version(1, 9, 24);
+        final var kotlin = version(2, 0, 0);
         scope(compile)
                 .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-stdlib", kotlin))
                 .include(dependency("org.jsoup", "jsoup", version(1, 17, 2)));