diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7542e33b2..1fd3a22eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
         <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.6.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
         <reactive-streams.version>1.0.4</reactive-streams.version>
         <mockito.version>5.15.2</mockito.version>
-        <scala.version>2.13.15</scala.version>
+        <scala.version>2.13.16</scala.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
         <spotbugs.plugin.version>4.8.6.6</spotbugs.plugin.version>