diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 4da991a8c..023c47305 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ lazy val `play-json` = crossProject(JVMPlatform, JSPlatform)
     commonSettings ++ playJsonMimaSettings ++ Def.settings(
       libraryDependencies ++= (if (isDotty.value) Nil else scalaReflect(scalaVersion.value)),
       libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-        "org.scalatest"     %%% "scalatest"       % "3.2.6"   % Test,
+        "org.scalatest"     %%% "scalatest"       % "3.2.7"   % Test,
         "org.scalatestplus" %%% "scalacheck-1-15" % "3.2.6.0" % Test,
         "org.scalacheck"    %%% "scalacheck"      % "1.15.3"  % Test,
         "com.chuusai"       %% "shapeless"        % "2.3.3"   % Test,