diff --git a/jOOQ-scala_2.13/pom.xml b/jOOQ-scala_2.13/pom.xml
index 6830d8b47d..d3646a284e 100644
--- a/jOOQ-scala_2.13/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-scala_2.13/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     <name>jOOQ Scala 2.13</name>
 
     <properties>
-        <scala.version>2.13.5</scala.version>
         <jooq-testdata-dir>${project.basedir}/../.data</jooq-testdata-dir>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 86a790e060..fc1d24025a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
         <jaxb.version>2.3.1</jaxb.version>
         <javax.activation.version>1.2.0</javax.activation.version>
 
+        <!-- Scala versions -->
+        <scala.version>2.13.5</scala.version>
+
         <!-- Kotlin versions -->
         <kotlin.version>1.3.71</kotlin.version>