diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index c9e2108..3113e20 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ lazy val core = (
       "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-api" % "2.0.7",
       "org.slf4j" % "log4j-over-slf4j" % "2.0.7", // for any java classes looking for this
       "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic" % "1.4.8",
-      "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "3.2.16" % Test,
+      "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "3.2.17" % Test,
     ),
     name := buildName + "-core",
     headerLicense := Some(HeaderLicense.Custom("Copyright (C) Lightbend Inc. <https://www.lightbend.com>")),