diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 7884f1816..90770aa7f 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ lazy val `play-json` = crossProject(JVMPlatform, JSPlatform)
   .settings(
     commonSettings ++ playJsonMimaSettings ++ Seq(
       libraryDependencies ++= jsonDependencies(scalaVersion.value) ++ Seq(
-        "org.scalatest"     %%% "scalatest"       % "3.1.2"            % Test,
+        "org.scalatest"     %%% "scalatest"       % "3.2.0"            % Test,
         "org.scalatestplus" %%% "scalacheck-1-14" % "3.1.2.0"          % Test,
         "org.scalacheck"    %%% "scalacheck"      % "1.14.3"           % Test,
         "com.chuusai"       %% "shapeless"        % "2.3.3"            % Test,