diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2d1cda709..9b3aba4df 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.0-beta04'
-        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.3.31"
+        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.3.40"
 
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong