diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 630e81802..348afb9bd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@
                 <!-- public -->
                           <!-- removed -->
                           <exclude>com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.SequenceSerializer</exclude>
+                          <exclude>com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.KotlinModule#serialVersionUID</exclude>
                 <!-- internal -->
                         </excludes>
                     </parameter>
diff --git a/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x b/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
index 7e8c01e42..6f21d2b11 100644
--- a/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Contributors:
 # 2.17.0 (not yet released)
 
 WrongWrong (@k163377)
+* #746: The KotlinModule#serialVersionUID is set to private.
 * #745: Modified isKotlinClass determination method.
 * #744: API deprecation update for KotlinModule.
 * #743: Fix handling of vararg deserialization.
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index b71c0f6b9..0ea6041c8 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Co-maintainers:
 
 2.17.0 (not yet released)
 
+#746: The KotlinModule#serialVersionUID is set to private.
 #745: Modified isKotlinClass determination method.
 #744: Functions that were already marked as deprecated,
  such as the primary constructor in KotlinModule and some functions in Builder,
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/kotlin/KotlinModule.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/kotlin/KotlinModule.kt
index 8505c2c6c..8846b8079 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/kotlin/KotlinModule.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/kotlin/KotlinModule.kt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class KotlinModule @Deprecated(
 ) : SimpleModule(KotlinModule::class.java.name, PackageVersion.VERSION) {
     companion object {
         // Increment when option is added
-        const val serialVersionUID = 2L
+        private const val serialVersionUID = 2L
     }
 
     init {