diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 60f41ee..f70dd1b 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ val ProjectName      = "ribosome"
 val OrganisationName = "emc"
 val ProjectVersion   = "0.3.1"
 
-val ScalaVersion     = "3.7.4"
+val ScalaVersion     = "3.8.1"
 
 lazy val root = (project in file("."))
   .settings(