diff --git a/operator-framework-core/pom.xml b/operator-framework-core/pom.xml
index b0ef5cac6f..9f3bb29a6f 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/pom.xml
+++ b/operator-framework-core/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <!-- Used only for test sources, to verify that the framework works properly with Kotlin. -->
-    <kotlin.version>2.4.10</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>2.4.20</kotlin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/sample-operators/kotlin-operator/pom.xml b/sample-operators/kotlin-operator/pom.xml
index 70e5e99d5d..7044375ee6 100644
--- a/sample-operators/kotlin-operator/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/kotlin-operator/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     Kotlin</description>
 
   <properties>
-    <kotlin.version>2.4.10</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>2.4.20</kotlin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>