diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0daf73d94a..47504f0c43 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <javax.activation.version>1.2.0</javax.activation.version>
 
         <!-- Scala versions -->
-        <scala.version>2.13.6</scala.version>
+        <scala.version>2.13.9</scala.version>
 
         <!-- Kotlin versions -->
         <kotlin.version>1.6.10</kotlin.version>