diff --git a/dependencies/kotlin-build-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/dependencies/kotlin-build-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index e854a1fe71f..8feff72a642 100644
--- a/dependencies/kotlin-build-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dependencies/kotlin-build-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    kotlin("jvm") version "1.3.50"
+    kotlin("jvm") version embeddedKotlinVersion
     `maven-publish`
 }
 
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation(kotlin("stdlib-jdk8"))
     implementation(gradleApi())
 }
 
@@ -53,4 +52,4 @@ publishing {
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}