diff --git a/project/deps.sc b/project/deps.sc
index f5c38af0d3..4f35fa0914 100644
--- a/project/deps.sc
+++ b/project/deps.sc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ object Scala {
   def scala3LtsPrefix = "3.3"   // used for the LTS version tags
   def scala3Lts  = s"$scala3LtsPrefix.3" // the LTS version currently used in the build
   def scala3Next = "3.5.0"               // the newest/next version of Scala
-  def scala3NextAnnounced = "3.4.2"     // the newest/next version of Scala that's been announced
+  def scala3NextAnnounced = scala3Next  // the newest/next version of Scala that's been announced
   def scala3NextRc        = "3.5.1-RC2" // the latest RC version of Scala Next
 
   // The Scala version used to build the CLI itself.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ object Scala {
 
   def maxAmmoniteScala212Version = scala212
   def maxAmmoniteScala213Version = scala213
-  def maxAmmoniteScala3Version   = scala3NextAnnounced
+  def maxAmmoniteScala3Version   = "3.4.2"
   lazy val listMaxAmmoniteScalaVersion =
     Seq(maxAmmoniteScala212Version, maxAmmoniteScala213Version, maxAmmoniteScala3Version)
   lazy val listAllAmmonite = {