diff --git a/ci/templates/desktop-template/gradle.properties b/ci/templates/desktop-template/gradle.properties
index 0f9ea65a164..0a94dc6d938 100644
--- a/ci/templates/desktop-template/gradle.properties
+++ b/ci/templates/desktop-template/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
 kotlin.code.style=official
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 compose.version=1.10.1
diff --git a/ci/templates/html-library-template/gradle.properties b/ci/templates/html-library-template/gradle.properties
index 0f9ea65a164..0a94dc6d938 100644
--- a/ci/templates/html-library-template/gradle.properties
+++ b/ci/templates/html-library-template/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
 kotlin.code.style=official
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 compose.version=1.10.1
diff --git a/ci/templates/maven-test-project/pom.xml b/ci/templates/maven-test-project/pom.xml
index b89e883731b..29ea023f0cd 100644
--- a/ci/templates/maven-test-project/pom.xml
+++ b/ci/templates/maven-test-project/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <kotlin.code.style>official</kotlin.code.style>
         <kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>11</kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>
-        <kotlin.version>2.3.20</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.version>2.4.0-Beta2</kotlin.version>
         <compose.version>1.10.1</compose.version>
         <compose.material3.version>1.9.0</compose.material3.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/ci/templates/multiplatform-template/gradle.properties b/ci/templates/multiplatform-template/gradle.properties
index 5894b8918bb..ca724c3f356 100644
--- a/ci/templates/multiplatform-template/gradle.properties
+++ b/ci/templates/multiplatform-template/gradle.properties
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.enableJetifier=true
 kotlin.code.style=official
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 agp.version=8.9.0
 compose.version=1.10.1
diff --git a/components/gradle.properties b/components/gradle.properties
index bdeeb81ab5c..a3f6186b6b4 100644
--- a/components/gradle.properties
+++ b/components/gradle.properties
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 android.useAndroidX=true
 
 #Versions
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 agp.version=8.9.0
 compose.version=1.10.1
 deploy.version=9999.0.0-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/examples/chat/gradle.properties b/examples/chat/gradle.properties
index d529c3ff836..70f2f2ebb74 100644
--- a/examples/chat/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/chat/gradle.properties
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ kotlin.native.useEmbeddableCompilerJar=true
 kotlin.mpp.androidSourceSetLayoutVersion=2
 # Enable kotlin/native experimental memory model
 kotlin.native.binary.memoryModel=experimental
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 agp.version=8.9.0
 compose.version=1.10.1
diff --git a/examples/codeviewer/gradle.properties b/examples/codeviewer/gradle.properties
index d529c3ff836..70f2f2ebb74 100644
--- a/examples/codeviewer/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/codeviewer/gradle.properties
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ kotlin.native.useEmbeddableCompilerJar=true
 kotlin.mpp.androidSourceSetLayoutVersion=2
 # Enable kotlin/native experimental memory model
 kotlin.native.binary.memoryModel=experimental
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 agp.version=8.9.0
 compose.version=1.10.1
diff --git a/examples/graphics-2d/gradle.properties b/examples/graphics-2d/gradle.properties
index d529c3ff836..70f2f2ebb74 100644
--- a/examples/graphics-2d/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/graphics-2d/gradle.properties
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ kotlin.native.useEmbeddableCompilerJar=true
 kotlin.mpp.androidSourceSetLayoutVersion=2
 # Enable kotlin/native experimental memory model
 kotlin.native.binary.memoryModel=experimental
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 agp.version=8.9.0
 compose.version=1.10.1
diff --git a/examples/html/compose-bird/gradle.properties b/examples/html/compose-bird/gradle.properties
index 8cef4a914ec..8b8b14842bb 100644
--- a/examples/html/compose-bird/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/html/compose-bird/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 kotlin.code.style=official
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 compose.version=1.10.1
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 org.gradle.caching=true
diff --git a/examples/html/compose-in-js/gradle.properties b/examples/html/compose-in-js/gradle.properties
index f27dee8d9ee..93cce792eb8 100644
--- a/examples/html/compose-in-js/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/html/compose-in-js/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 kotlin.code.style=official
 kotlin.js.webpack.major.version=4
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 compose.version=1.10.1
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 org.gradle.caching=true
diff --git a/examples/html/landing/gradle.properties b/examples/html/landing/gradle.properties
index 8cef4a914ec..8b8b14842bb 100644
--- a/examples/html/landing/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/html/landing/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 kotlin.code.style=official
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 compose.version=1.10.1
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 org.gradle.caching=true
diff --git a/examples/html/with-react/gradle.properties b/examples/html/with-react/gradle.properties
index 8cef4a914ec..8b8b14842bb 100644
--- a/examples/html/with-react/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/html/with-react/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 kotlin.code.style=official
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 compose.version=1.10.1
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 org.gradle.caching=true
diff --git a/examples/imageviewer/gradle.properties b/examples/imageviewer/gradle.properties
index a9d463bc531..423378076f2 100644
--- a/examples/imageviewer/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/imageviewer/gradle.properties
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.jetbrains.compose.experimental.jscanvas.enabled=true
 org.jetbrains.compose.experimental.macos.enabled=true
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 agp.version=8.9.0
 compose.version=1.10.1
diff --git a/examples/interop/ios-compose-in-swiftui/gradle.properties b/examples/interop/ios-compose-in-swiftui/gradle.properties
index c9b0cb5eac4..3ce556203a1 100644
--- a/examples/interop/ios-compose-in-swiftui/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/interop/ios-compose-in-swiftui/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 kotlin.code.style=official
 xcodeproj=./iosApp
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3g
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 compose.version=1.10.1
diff --git a/examples/interop/ios-compose-in-uikit/gradle.properties b/examples/interop/ios-compose-in-uikit/gradle.properties
index 8417c95c5ef..91b23720f10 100644
--- a/examples/interop/ios-compose-in-uikit/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/interop/ios-compose-in-uikit/gradle.properties
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ xcodeproj=./iosApp
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3g
 # Enable kotlin/native experimental memory model
 kotlin.native.binary.memoryModel=experimental
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 compose.version=1.10.1
diff --git a/examples/interop/ios-swiftui-in-compose/gradle.properties b/examples/interop/ios-swiftui-in-compose/gradle.properties
index 8417c95c5ef..91b23720f10 100644
--- a/examples/interop/ios-swiftui-in-compose/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/interop/ios-swiftui-in-compose/gradle.properties
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ xcodeproj=./iosApp
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3g
 # Enable kotlin/native experimental memory model
 kotlin.native.binary.memoryModel=experimental
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 compose.version=1.10.1
diff --git a/examples/interop/ios-uikit-in-compose/gradle.properties b/examples/interop/ios-uikit-in-compose/gradle.properties
index 8417c95c5ef..91b23720f10 100644
--- a/examples/interop/ios-uikit-in-compose/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/interop/ios-uikit-in-compose/gradle.properties
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ xcodeproj=./iosApp
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3g
 # Enable kotlin/native experimental memory model
 kotlin.native.binary.memoryModel=experimental
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 compose.version=1.10.1
diff --git a/examples/issues/gradle.properties b/examples/issues/gradle.properties
index 622b0f93959..a19d7821b2f 100644
--- a/examples/issues/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/issues/gradle.properties
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ kotlin.code.style=official
 android.useAndroidX=true
 # Automatically convert third-party libraries to use AndroidX
 android.enableJetifier=true
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 agp.version=8.9.0
 compose.version=1.10.1
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/GradlePluginTest.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/GradlePluginTest.kt
index 7cdc042dc0d..5409239d28e 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/GradlePluginTest.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/GradlePluginTest.kt
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ class GradlePluginTest : GradlePluginTestBase() {
             }
         }
 
-    // Note: we can't test non-jvm targets with Kotlin older than 2.3.0, because of klib abi version bump in 2.3.0
-    private val oldestSupportedKotlinVersion = "2.3.0"
+    // Note: we can't test non-jvm targets with Kotlin older than 2.4.0-Beta1, because of klib abi version bump in 2.4.0-Beta1
+    private val oldestSupportedKotlinVersion = "2.4.0-Beta1"
     @Test
     fun testOldestKotlinMpp() = with(
         testProject(
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/application/newAndroidTarget/build.gradle b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/application/newAndroidTarget/build.gradle
index 0355ec28bc5..0f127a9ba9a 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/application/newAndroidTarget/build.gradle
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/application/newAndroidTarget/build.gradle
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 kotlin {
-    targetHierarchy.default()
-
     androidLibrary {
         namespace = "com.google.samples.apps.diceroller.shared"
         compileSdk = 35
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/gradle.properties b/gradle-plugins/gradle.properties
index 916dd560905..b4c11437bbe 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle-plugins/gradle.properties
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dev.junit.parallel=false
 compose.version=1.10.1
 compose.material3.version=1.9.0
 # The latest version of Kotlin compatible with compose.tests.compiler.version. Used only in tests/CI.
-compose.tests.kotlin.version=2.3.20
+compose.tests.kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
 # __SUPPORTED_GRADLE_VERSIONS__
 # Don't forget to edit versions in .github/workflows/gradle-plugin.yml as well
 # and Publish.Subtasks.buildTypes.gradle.GradlePluginTestKt#gradleVersions in the TC config
diff --git a/html/buildSrc/gradle.properties b/html/buildSrc/gradle.properties
index 32cb37e5e1c..fa6e2859003 100644
--- a/html/buildSrc/gradle.properties
+++ b/html/buildSrc/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-kotlin.version=2.3.20
+kotlin.version=2.4.0-Beta2
diff --git a/tutorials/HTML/Getting_Started/README.md b/tutorials/HTML/Getting_Started/README.md
index 8cc8d3f9a8b..dc02d857b6b 100644
--- a/tutorials/HTML/Getting_Started/README.md
+++ b/tutorials/HTML/Getting_Started/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pluginManagement {
 ``` kotlin
 // Add compose gradle plugin
 plugins {
-    kotlin("multiplatform") version "2.3.20"
+    kotlin("multiplatform") version "2.4.0-Beta2"
     id("org.jetbrains.compose") version "1.10.1"
 }