diff --git a/examples/proto/MODULE.bazel b/examples/proto/MODULE.bazel
index 5850140e..2fa98f99 100644
--- a/examples/proto/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/examples/proto/MODULE.bazel
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "34.1")
 force_bazel9_compat = None
 
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_go", version = "0.61.1", repo_name = force_bazel9_compat)
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_kotlin", version = "2.3.20", repo_name = force_bazel9_compat)
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_kotlin", version = "2.4.0", repo_name = force_bazel9_compat)
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_ruby",