diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c1d8b58aa3..6d419b24d4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ install:
   - ./gradlew assemble generateTestProto install
   - pushd examples && ./gradlew build && popd
   - pushd examples && mvn verify && popd
+  - pushd examples/example-kotlin && ./gradlew build && popd
 
 before_script:
   - test -z "$(git status --porcelain)" || (git status && echo Error Working directory is not clean. Forget to commit generated files? && false)
diff --git a/examples/example-kotlin/android/helloworld/build.gradle b/examples/example-kotlin/android/helloworld/build.gradle
index ef4b2a1993..bc18658831 100644
--- a/examples/example-kotlin/android/helloworld/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/example-kotlin/android/helloworld/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 
 buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = '1.2.21'
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.10'
 
     repositories {
         google()
diff --git a/examples/example-kotlin/build.gradle b/examples/example-kotlin/build.gradle
index ee8fc90d75..dd28642a79 100644
--- a/examples/example-kotlin/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/example-kotlin/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ apply plugin: 'application'
 
 
 buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = '1.2.21'
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.10'
 
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile "io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded:${grpcVersion}"
     compile "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf:${grpcVersion}"
     compile "io.grpc:grpc-stub:${grpcVersion}"
+    compileOnly "javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api:1.2"
 
     testCompile "io.grpc:grpc-testing:${grpcVersion}" // gRCP testing utilities
     testCompile "junit:junit:4.12"