diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index a191fdf..3f3e5a3 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ThisBuild / developers := List(
 // publish website from this branch
 ThisBuild / tlSitePublishBranch := Some("main")
 
-val Scala213 = "2.13.16"
+val Scala213 = "2.13.18"
 ThisBuild / crossScalaVersions := Seq(Scala213, "2.12.20", "3.3.6")
 ThisBuild / scalaVersion := Scala213 // the default Scala