diff --git a/samples/akka-http-quickstart-scala/build.sbt b/samples/akka-http-quickstart-scala/build.sbt
index 4b1d8cd2e2..3d9d00c848 100644
--- a/samples/akka-http-quickstart-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/samples/akka-http-quickstart-scala/build.sbt
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ lazy val root = (project in file(".")).
 
       "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-http-testkit"        % akkaHttpVersion % Test,
       "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor-testkit-typed" % akkaVersion     % Test,
-      "org.scalatest"     %% "scalatest"                % "3.2.12"        % Test
+      "org.scalatest"     %% "scalatest"                % "3.2.18"        % Test
     )
   )