diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6b757e93..216b6047 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 buildscript {
-    ext.versions = [
-            kotlin: '1.5.31'
-    ]
-
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
@@ -10,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
 
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.3'
-        classpath 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.5.31'
+        classpath 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.6.0'
     }
 }