diff --git a/.idea/kotlinc.xml b/.idea/kotlinc.xml
index e1eea1d..ae3f30a 100644
--- a/.idea/kotlinc.xml
+++ b/.idea/kotlinc.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="KotlinJpsPluginSettings">
-    <option name="version" value="1.7.20" />
+    <option name="version" value="1.9.21" />
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kotlin-samples/pom.xml b/kotlin-samples/pom.xml
index bd400a6..d9e9023 100644
--- a/kotlin-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/kotlin-samples/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <properties>
-        <kotlin.version>1.7.20</kotlin.version>
-        <java.version>17</java.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.9.21</kotlin.version>
+        <java.version>21</java.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kotlin-samples/src/main/java/com/jetbrains/startercode/Example.kt b/kotlin-samples/src/main/java/com/jetbrains/startercode/Example.kt
index de7f1fd..997360d 100644
--- a/kotlin-samples/src/main/java/com/jetbrains/startercode/Example.kt
+++ b/kotlin-samples/src/main/java/com/jetbrains/startercode/Example.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.jetbrains.startercode
 
 
-// Press Press ⇧⇧ (macOS) or Ctrl+Ctrl (Windows/Linux) to open the Search Everywhere dialog and type `soft wrap`, press **Enter** to enable it. Now your code will be wrapped within the IDE.
+// Press ⇧⇧ (macOS) or Ctrl+Ctrl (Windows/Linux) to open the Search Everywhere dialog and type `soft wrap`, press **Enter** to enable it. Now your code will be wrapped within the IDE.
 // You can also search for classes such as this one `Example.kt`, files in your project, actions in the IDE, and settings including themes or plugins in this dialog.
 
 fun main(args: Array<String>) {