diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 621498b..e746e8f 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 confluent = "7.3.3"
 kafka = "3.4.0"
 kotlin = "1.8.20"
-kotest = "5.6.0"
+kotest = "5.6.1"
 
 [libraries]
 archunit = { module = "com.tngtech.archunit:archunit-junit5", version = "1.0.1" }