diff --git a/validation/pom.xml b/validation/pom.xml
index 56b37795..1b7f0379 100644
--- a/validation/pom.xml
+++ b/validation/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
         <artifactId>scala-reflect</artifactId>
-        <version>2.12.15</version>
+        <version>2.13.16</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.scala-lang.modules</groupId>