diff --git a/amqp-axon-example/pom.xml b/amqp-axon-example/pom.xml
index 1157adc..d14076c 100644
--- a/amqp-axon-example/pom.xml
+++ b/amqp-axon-example/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <description>Example module for the AMQP Extension of Axon Framework</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <kotlin.version>1.6.21</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.7.0</kotlin.version>
         <kotlin-logging-jvm.version>2.1.23</kotlin-logging-jvm.version>
         <spring.boot.version>2.7.0</spring.boot.version>
     </properties>