diff --git a/cli/src/android/update.ts b/cli/src/android/update.ts
index 5053f639d..45275bddc 100644
--- a/cli/src/android/update.ts
+++ b/cli/src/android/update.ts
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ if (hasProperty('postBuildExtras')) {
 export async function handleCordovaPluginsGradle(config: Config, cordovaPlugins: Plugin[]): Promise<void> {
   const pluginsGradlePath = join(config.android.cordovaPluginsDirAbs, 'build.gradle');
   const kotlinNeeded = await kotlinNeededCheck(config, cordovaPlugins);
-  const kotlinVersionString = config.app.extConfig.cordova?.preferences?.GradlePluginKotlinVersion ?? '2.2.20';
+  const kotlinVersionString = config.app.extConfig.cordova?.preferences?.GradlePluginKotlinVersion ?? '2.4.0';
   const frameworksArray: any[] = [];
   let prefsArray: any[] = [];
   const applyArray: any[] = [];
diff --git a/cli/src/tasks/migrate.ts b/cli/src/tasks/migrate.ts
index 47e14b4e4..addcd5bf4 100644
--- a/cli/src/tasks/migrate.ts
+++ b/cli/src/tasks/migrate.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const coreVersion = '^8.0.0';
 const pluginVersion = '^8.0.0';
 const gradleVersion = '8.14.3';
 const iOSVersion = '16';
-const kotlinVersion = '2.2.20';
+const kotlinVersion = '2.4.0';
 let installFailed = false;
 
 export async function migrateCommand(config: Config, noprompt: boolean, packagemanager: string): Promise<void> {