diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 5d5d98c7..6449c36f 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ updates:
       # Keep Kotlin on 1.9.x for compatibility
       - dependency-name: "org.jetbrains.kotlin.*"
         versions: [">=2.0.0"]
-      # Keep kotlinx-serialization on 1.6.x (compatible with Kotlin 1.9.x)
+      # Keep kotlinx-serialization on 1.7.x while the library's Kotlin API/language
+      # consumer floor is pinned to 2.0.
       - dependency-name: "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json"
-        versions: [">=1.7.0"]
+        versions: [">=1.8.0"]
       # Keep Mockito on 4.x (requires JVM 1.8)
       - dependency-name: "org.mockito*:*"
         versions: [">=5.0.0"]
@@ -50,9 +51,10 @@ updates:
       # Keep Kotlin on 1.9.x for compatibility
       - dependency-name: "org.jetbrains.kotlin.*"
         versions: [">=2.0.0"]
-      # Keep kotlinx-serialization on 1.6.x (compatible with Kotlin 1.9.x)
+      # Keep kotlinx-serialization on 1.7.x while the library's Kotlin API/language
+      # consumer floor is pinned to 2.0.
       - dependency-name: "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json"
-        versions: [">=1.7.0"]
+        versions: [">=1.8.0"]
       # Keep Mockito on 4.x (requires JVM 1.8)
       - dependency-name: "org.mockito*:*"
         versions: [">=5.0.0"]
diff --git a/platforms/android/lib/build.gradle b/platforms/android/lib/build.gradle
index 49150d83..c690b35c 100644
--- a/platforms/android/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/platforms/android/lib/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def versionName = "4.0.0-alpha.1"
 ext {
     app_compat_version = '1.7.1'
     kotlin_stdlib_version = '2.0.21'
-    kotlin_serialization_version = '1.6.3'
+    kotlin_serialization_version = '1.7.3'
 
     androidx_test_version = '1.7.0'
     androidx_junit_ext_version = '1.3.0'