diff --git a/gradle/kotlinx.versions.toml b/gradle/kotlinx.versions.toml
index 83a97e9aac..ac0dc9dbe2 100644
--- a/gradle/kotlinx.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/kotlinx.versions.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [versions]
 kotlin = "2.1.21"
-serialization = "1.7.3"
+serialization = "1.8.1"
 xml_serialization = "0.90.3"
 
 [libraries]