diff --git a/mill-build/src/millbuild/Deps.scala b/mill-build/src/millbuild/Deps.scala
index e636a30d4a10..b781dd036bf8 100644
--- a/mill-build/src/millbuild/Deps.scala
+++ b/mill-build/src/millbuild/Deps.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ object Deps {
   // When updating, run "Publish Bridges" Github Actions for the new version
   // and then add to it `bridgeScalaVersions`
   val scalaVersion = "3.7.1"
-  val scala2Version = "2.13.15"
+  val scala2Version = "2.13.16"
   // The Scala 2.12.x version to use for some workers
   val workerScalaVersion212 = "2.12.20"
   val sbtScalaVersion212 = workerScalaVersion212