diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7c3a95c..82d825a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     // The kotlin version is only here to specify the kotlin language level,
     // all kotlin compilations are done in tests.
     kotlinVersion = '1.6.0'
-    kotlinExtMetadataJVMVersion = '0.4.1'
+    kotlinExtMetadataJVMVersion = '0.5.0'
     smaliVersion = '2.2b4'
     errorproneVersion = '2.3.2'
     testngVersion = '6.10'