diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/tests/pom.xml b/independent-projects/arc/tests/pom.xml
index 56a12810eba74..66e0f09fb0f02 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/tests/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
             <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.20</version>
+            <version>1.8.10</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>