diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3f7ebe932..534e2cea8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        scala: [ 2.13.15 ]
+        scala: [ 2.13.16 ]
         command: [ udash-jvm/test, udash-js/test, guide-selenium/test ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 9c8095f4d..5e9a531c5 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import sbt.*
 import sbt.Keys.scalaVersion
 
 object Dependencies {
-  val versionOfScala = "2.13.15" //update .github/workflows/ci.yml as well
+  val versionOfScala = "2.13.16" //update .github/workflows/ci.yml as well
 
   val jqueryWrapperVersion = "3.3.0"