diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 37344cb..1efd71d 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ exposed-core = { module = "org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-core" }
 exposed-dao = { module = "org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-dao" }
 exposed-jdbc = { module = "org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jdbc" }
 exposed-java-time = { module = "org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-java-time" }
-kotest = "io.kotest:kotest-runner-junit5-jvm:5.8.0"
+kotest = "io.kotest:kotest-runner-junit5-jvm:5.9.1"
 kotlinx-serialization = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.6.3"
 luckperms = "net.luckperms:api:5.4"
 paper = "io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.20.6-R0.1-SNAPSHOT"