diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 004bbda7..8666d817 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sbt.Reference.display
 import com.softwaremill.SbtSoftwareMillCommon.commonSmlBuildSettings
 import com.softwaremill.Publish.{ossPublishSettings, updateDocs}
 
-val scala212 = "2.12.15"
+val scala212 = "2.12.16"
 val scala213 = "2.13.6"
 val scala3 = "3.1.0"