diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle_utils.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle_utils.dart
index 260aae1ec8..b768241f42 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle_utils.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle_utils.dart
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import 'android_sdk.dart';
 // https://kotlinlang.org/docs/gradle.html#plugin-and-versions
 const String templateDefaultGradleVersion = '6.7';
 const String templateAndroidGradlePluginVersion = '4.1.0';
-const String templateKotlinGradlePluginVersion = '1.4.32';
+const String templateKotlinGradlePluginVersion = '1.6.10';
 
 final RegExp _androidPluginRegExp = RegExp(r'com\.android\.tools\.build:gradle:(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)');