diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a38dcb95b0..2312e8579f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
         <kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>${maven.compiler.test.target}</kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>
         <kotlin.version>1.4.10</kotlin.version>
-        <kotest.version>4.3.0</kotest.version>
+        <kotest.version>4.3.1</kotest.version>
         <dokka.version>1.4.10.2</dokka.version>