diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d5e873b..add1b48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        scala: [2.13.15]
+        scala: [2.13.16]
         java: [temurin@17, temurin@21]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        scala: [2.13.15]
+        scala: [2.13.16]
         java: [temurin@17]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup sbt
         uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
 
-      - name: Download target directories (2.13.15)
+      - name: Download target directories (2.13.16)
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: target-${{ matrix.os }}-2.13.15-${{ matrix.java }}
+          name: target-${{ matrix.os }}-2.13.16-${{ matrix.java }}
 
-      - name: Inflate target directories (2.13.15)
+      - name: Inflate target directories (2.13.16)
         run: |
           tar xf targets.tar
           rm targets.tar
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 80b2c5f..7296a8a 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name := "scex"
 
 inThisBuild(Seq(
   organization := "com.avsystem.scex",
-  scalaVersion := "2.13.15",
+  scalaVersion := "2.13.16",
 
   githubWorkflowTargetTags ++= Seq("v*"),
   githubWorkflowJavaVersions := Seq(JavaSpec.temurin("17"), JavaSpec.temurin("21")),