diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 4e4e8a45fe5..ec568b2e258 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ dependencies {
       'de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:3.0.1',
       'nl.dionsegijn:konfetti:1.2.5',
       "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version",
-      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.4.1',
-      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.4.1',
+      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.6.4',
+      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.6.4',
       'org.mockito:mockito-core:2.7.22',
       'com.github.oppia:android-spotlight:cc23499d37dc8533a2876e45b5063e981a4583f4'
   )
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ dependencies {
       'com.google.truth.extensions:truth-liteproto-extension:1.1.3',
       'org.robolectric:annotations:4.5',
       'org.robolectric:robolectric:4.5',
-      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.2.2',
+      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.6.4',
       "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-junit:$kotlin_version",
       'org.mockito:mockito-core:2.7.22',
       project(":testing"),
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ dependencies {
       'com.google.truth:truth:1.1.3',
       'androidx.work:work-testing:2.4.0',
       'com.google.truth.extensions:truth-liteproto-extension:1.1.3',
-      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.2.2',
+      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.6.4',
       'org.mockito:mockito-android:2.7.22',
       'org.robolectric:annotations:4.5',
   )
diff --git a/data/build.gradle b/data/build.gradle
index 3aa58d9c76a..cfecf3abccd 100644
--- a/data/build.gradle
+++ b/data/build.gradle
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies {
       'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite:3.17.3',
       'com.squareup.moshi:moshi-kotlin:1.13.0',
       'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.7.2',
-      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.4.1',
+      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.6.4',
   )
   compileOnly(
       'jakarta.xml.bind:jakarta.xml.bind-api:2.3.2',
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies {
       'com.squareup.okhttp3:mockwebserver:4.7.2',
       'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.7.2',
       'junit:junit:4.12',
-      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.2.2',
+      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.6.4',
       'org.mockito:mockito-core:2.19.0',
       'org.robolectric:robolectric:4.5',
       project(":testing"),
diff --git a/domain/build.gradle b/domain/build.gradle
index 75734129cfb..2d07aec1291 100644
--- a/domain/build.gradle
+++ b/domain/build.gradle
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ dependencies {
       'com.google.guava:guava:28.1-android',
       'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite:3.17.3',
       "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version",
-      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-guava:1.4.1'
+      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-guava:1.6.4'
   )
   compileOnly(
       'jakarta.xml.bind:jakarta.xml.bind-api:2.3.2',
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ dependencies {
       'junit:junit:4.12',
       "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-junit:$kotlin_version",
       'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.4.2',
-      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.2.2',
+      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.6.4',
       'org.mockito:mockito-core:3.9.0',
       'org.robolectric:robolectric:4.5',
       project(":testing"),
diff --git a/testing/build.gradle b/testing/build.gradle
index 5d8a3ab56ae..8dc0b85c5ce 100644
--- a/testing/build.gradle
+++ b/testing/build.gradle
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ dependencies {
       'com.google.truth:truth:1.1.3',
       'com.google.truth.extensions:truth-liteproto-extension:1.1.3',
       'nl.dionsegijn:konfetti:1.2.5',
-      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.2.2',
+      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.6.4',
       'org.robolectric:robolectric:4.5',
       'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:$kotlin_version',
       'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version',
diff --git a/third_party/BUILD.bazel b/third_party/BUILD.bazel
index 1a8d37af70f..2676abf6c42 100644
--- a/third_party/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/third_party/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ own Bazel macros to automatically set up code generation (which includes pulling
 dependencies).
 """
 
-load("@io_bazel_rules_kotlin//kotlin:jvm.bzl", "kt_jvm_import")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_kotlin//kotlin:jvm.bzl", "kt_jvm_import", "kt_jvm_library")
 load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_binary", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 load(":versions.bzl", "MAVEN_PRODUCTION_DEPENDENCY_VERSIONS", "MAVEN_TEST_DEPENDENCY_VERSIONS")
@@ -105,16 +105,28 @@ android_library(
     ],
 )
 
+# Note that the output from kt_jvm_import needs to be wrapped in a kt_jvm_library in order to work
+# with the Bazel IntelliJ plugin correctly (since kt_jvm_library provides the expected IDE output
+# for syncing).
 kt_jvm_import(
-    name = "kotlinx-coroutines-core-jvm",
+    name = "_kotlinx-coroutines-core-jvm_import_do_not_depend",
     jars = ["@kotlinx-coroutines-core-jvm//jar:file"],
-    visibility = ["@maven//:__subpackages__"],
+    tags = ["no-ide"],
     deps = [
         ":_stopgap_lib_for_kotlinx_coroutines_desugar_do_not_depend",
         "//third_party:org_jetbrains_kotlin_kotlin-stdlib-jdk8_jar",
     ],
 )
 
+kt_jvm_library(
+    name = "kotlinx-coroutines-core-jvm",
+    visibility = [
+        "//:oppia_api_visibility",
+        "@maven//:__subpackages__",
+    ],
+    exports = [":_kotlinx-coroutines-core-jvm_import_do_not_depend"],
+)
+
 # This solution is based on https://github.com/Bencodes/bazel_issue_13553 for Bazel issue:
 # https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/13553.
 genrule(
diff --git a/third_party/maven_install.json b/third_party/maven_install.json
index dc4a52bd25b..c94b498516a 100644
--- a/third_party/maven_install.json
+++ b/third_party/maven_install.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "__AUTOGENERATED_FILE_DO_NOT_MODIFY_THIS_FILE_MANUALLY": "THERE_IS_NO_DATA_ONLY_ZUUL",
-  "__INPUT_ARTIFACTS_HASH": -1807961124,
-  "__RESOLVED_ARTIFACTS_HASH": -1207802182,
+  "__INPUT_ARTIFACTS_HASH": -1109309870,
+  "__RESOLVED_ARTIFACTS_HASH": 1387670397,
   "conflict_resolution": {
     "androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:1.1.3": "androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.1",
     "androidx.core:core:1.0.1": "androidx.core:core:1.3.1",
@@ -1154,12 +1154,6 @@
       },
       "version": "1.6.4"
     },
-    "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-debug": {
-      "shasums": {
-        "jar": "6a92f46fe713e9cade9cf55489844b0acf38596a070c1c85f0580e8107ae485e"
-      },
-      "version": "1.2.2"
-    },
     "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-guava": {
       "shasums": {
         "jar": "94deeee072e0f762a8a3ccc66b1762c5d96d55eca13cab4001f5b7588bb74390"
@@ -1168,9 +1162,15 @@
     },
     "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test": {
       "shasums": {
-        "jar": "31e03c48a2f63ee11ee4d1eed4c1a19f561531e838525c67346f4bacdd422444"
+        "jar": "993eef7de86d59e99096fbc51b7df33f0cc8a3a655e195590765b7e51e4c0aaa"
       },
-      "version": "1.2.2"
+      "version": "1.6.4"
+    },
+    "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test-jvm": {
+      "shasums": {
+        "jar": "69d65e5fea41cbc0bb905d3ef6623a2348b931fd01b9f2c4a1751a372f2e476d"
+      },
+      "version": "1.6.4"
     },
     "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-metadata-jvm": {
       "shasums": {
@@ -2054,9 +2054,12 @@
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core-jvm"
     ],
     "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test": [
-      "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib",
-      "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core",
-      "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-debug"
+      "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test-jvm"
+    ],
+    "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test-jvm": [
+      "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-common",
+      "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8",
+      "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core-jvm"
     ],
     "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-metadata-jvm": [
       "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib"
@@ -3776,52 +3779,10 @@
       "kotlinx.coroutines.selects",
       "kotlinx.coroutines.sync"
     ],
-    "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-debug": [
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.debug",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.debug.internal",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.debug.junit4",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.agent",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.agent.builder",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.asm",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.build",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.description",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.description.annotation",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.description.enumeration",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.description.field",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.description.method",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.description.modifier",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.description.type",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.dynamic",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.dynamic.loading",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.dynamic.scaffold",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.dynamic.scaffold.inline",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.dynamic.scaffold.subclass",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.implementation",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.implementation.attribute",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.implementation.auxiliary",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.implementation.bind",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.implementation.bind.annotation",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.implementation.bytecode",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.implementation.bytecode.assign",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.implementation.bytecode.assign.primitive",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.implementation.bytecode.assign.reference",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.implementation.bytecode.collection",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.implementation.bytecode.constant",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.implementation.bytecode.member",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.jar.asm",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.jar.asm.commons",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.jar.asm.signature",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.matcher",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.pool",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.utility",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.utility.privilege",
-      "kotlinx.coroutines.repackaged.net.bytebuddy.utility.visitor"
-    ],
     "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-guava": [
       "kotlinx.coroutines.guava"
     ],
-    "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test": [
+    "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test-jvm": [
       "kotlinx.coroutines.test",
       "kotlinx.coroutines.test.internal"
     ],
@@ -4205,9 +4166,9 @@
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core-jvm",
-      "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-debug",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-guava",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test",
+      "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test-jvm",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-metadata-jvm",
       "org.jetbrains:annotations",
       "org.mockito.kotlin:mockito-kotlin",
@@ -4421,9 +4382,9 @@
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core-jvm",
-      "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-debug",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-guava",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test",
+      "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test-jvm",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-metadata-jvm",
       "org.jetbrains:annotations",
       "org.mockito.kotlin:mockito-kotlin",
@@ -4637,9 +4598,9 @@
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core-jvm",
-      "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-debug",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-guava",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test",
+      "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test-jvm",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-metadata-jvm",
       "org.jetbrains:annotations",
       "org.mockito.kotlin:mockito-kotlin",
@@ -4853,9 +4814,9 @@
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core-jvm",
-      "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-debug",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-guava",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test",
+      "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test-jvm",
       "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-metadata-jvm",
       "org.jetbrains:annotations",
       "org.mockito.kotlin:mockito-kotlin",
diff --git a/third_party/versions.bzl b/third_party/versions.bzl
index 3e248ba8ff7..a49c42c9357 100644
--- a/third_party/versions.bzl
+++ b/third_party/versions.bzl
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ MAVEN_TEST_DEPENDENCY_VERSIONS = {
     "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-compiler-embeddable": "1.5.0",
     "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect": "1.3.41",
     "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-junit": "1.3.72",
-    "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test": "1.2.2",
+    "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test": "1.6.4",
     "org.mockito.kotlin:mockito-kotlin": "3.2.0",
     "org.mockito:mockito-core": "2.19.0",
     "org.robolectric:annotations": "4.5",
diff --git a/utility/build.gradle b/utility/build.gradle
index a5c5f9fe44f..cadb78cf13b 100644
--- a/utility/build.gradle
+++ b/utility/build.gradle
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ dependencies {
       'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics:17.0.0',
       'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite:3.17.3',
       "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version",
-      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.4.1',
+      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.6.4',
   )
   compileOnly(
       'jakarta.xml.bind:jakarta.xml.bind-api:2.3.2',
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ dependencies {
       'com.google.truth.extensions:truth-liteproto-extension:1.1.3',
       'junit:junit:4.12',
       "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-junit:$kotlin_version",
-      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.2.2',
+      'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.6.4',
       'org.mockito:mockito-core:2.19.0',
       'org.robolectric:robolectric:4.5',
       project(":data"),