diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 9de9622d1..adf5a68e2 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ lazy val sharedJavaSettings = List(
 )
 
 val V = new {
-  val scalameta = "4.8.15"
+  val scalameta = "4.9.0"
   val munit = "1.0.0-M11"
   val coursier = "1.0.19"
   val scalacheck = "1.17.0"
diff --git a/mdoc/src/main/scala-2/mdoc/internal/markdown/Instrumenter.scala b/mdoc/src/main/scala-2/mdoc/internal/markdown/Instrumenter.scala
index 3781fb945..4189d0ecb 100644
--- a/mdoc/src/main/scala-2/mdoc/internal/markdown/Instrumenter.scala
+++ b/mdoc/src/main/scala-2/mdoc/internal/markdown/Instrumenter.scala
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ object Instrumenter {
 
   def stringLiteral(string: String): String = {
     import scala.meta.internal.prettyprinters._
-    enquote(string, DoubleQuotes)
+    DoubleQuotes(string)
   }
 
   def wrapBody(body: String): String = {
diff --git a/mdoc/src/main/scala-3/mdoc/internal/markdown/Instrumenter.scala b/mdoc/src/main/scala-3/mdoc/internal/markdown/Instrumenter.scala
index 4c29eab0d..7c23473d9 100644
--- a/mdoc/src/main/scala-3/mdoc/internal/markdown/Instrumenter.scala
+++ b/mdoc/src/main/scala-3/mdoc/internal/markdown/Instrumenter.scala
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ object Instrumenter {
 
   def stringLiteral(string: String): String = {
     import scala.meta.internal.prettyprinters._
-    enquote(string, DoubleQuotes)
+    DoubleQuotes(string)
   }
 
   def wrapBody(body: String): String = {