diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f928fd0..87c8eaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,24 +9,27 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build-test:
     if: github.repository == 'apache/pekko-http-quickstart-scala.g8'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Setup Java 11
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 11
 
+      - name: Install sbt
+        uses: sbt/setup-sbt@17575ea4e18dd928fe5968dbe32294b97923d65b # v1.1.13
+
       - name: Cache Coursier cache
-        uses: coursier/cache-action@v6
+        uses: coursier/cache-action@4e2615869d13561d626ed48655e1a39e5b192b3c # v6.4.7
 
       - name: sbt & Paradox
         run: sbt test docs/paradox
 
-      - name: generate and test, Scala 3
+      - name: generate and test, Scala 2.13
         run: |-
-          sbt new file://$PWD --name=hello-world --scala_version=3.3.1 --force && pushd hello-world &&  sbt test
+          sbt new file://$PWD --name=hello-world --scala_version=2.13.16 --force && pushd hello-world &&  sbt test
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 0b699c3..5e6884d 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.10.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/src/main/g8/build.sbt b/src/main/g8/build.sbt
index 7c3e0a8..e8e4bcb 100644
--- a/src/main/g8/build.sbt
+++ b/src/main/g8/build.sbt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ lazy val root = (project in file(".")).
       "org.apache.pekko" %% "pekko-http-spray-json"     % pekkoHttpVersion,
       "org.apache.pekko" %% "pekko-actor-typed"         % pekkoVersion,
       "org.apache.pekko" %% "pekko-stream"              % pekkoVersion,
-      "ch.qos.logback"    % "logback-classic"           % "1.3.14",
+      "ch.qos.logback"    % "logback-classic"           % "1.3.15",
 
       "org.apache.pekko" %% "pekko-http-testkit"        % pekkoHttpVersion % Test,
       "org.apache.pekko" %% "pekko-actor-testkit-typed" % pekkoVersion     % Test,
diff --git a/src/main/g8/default.properties b/src/main/g8/default.properties
index 4d1b8aa..98ec382 100644
--- a/src/main/g8/default.properties
+++ b/src/main/g8/default.properties
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name=My Pekko HTTP Project
 description=This is a seed project which creates a basic build for a Pekko HTTP application using Scala.
-scala_version=2.13.15
-pekko_http_version=1.1.0
-pekko_version=1.1.2
+scala_version=3.3.6
+pekko_http_version=1.2.0
+pekko_version=1.2.0
 sbt_version=maven(org.scala-sbt, sbt, stable)
 organization=com.example
 package=$organization$