diff --git a/lib/android/build.gradle b/lib/android/build.gradle
index e11a1739..a8fa0ca5 100644
--- a/lib/android/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/android/build.gradle
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def kotlin_version = getExtOrDefault('kotlinVersion')
 dependencies {
   // noinspection GradleDynamicVersion
   api 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
-  implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"
+  implementation(platform("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-bom:$kotlin_version"))
   // implementation files('libs/ldk-java-javadoc.jar') // Used to get code completion in Kotlin but won't compile with it
   compileOnly files('libs/LDK-release.aar')
 
diff --git a/lib/android/gradle.properties b/lib/android/gradle.properties
index 5ca30574..687b05f5 100644
--- a/lib/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/lib/android/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Ldk_kotlinVersion=1.6.10
+Ldk_kotlinVersion=1.8.0
 Ldk_compileSdkVersion=29
 Ldk_targetSdkVersion=29
 android.useAndroidX=true
\ No newline at end of file