diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 4ce23cc..e19558f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: playframework/.github/.github/workflows/cmd.yml@v3
     with:
       java: 21, 17, 11, 8
-      scala: 2.12.19
+      scala: 2.12.20
       cmd: |
         sbt ++$MATRIX_SCALA test ^scripted
 
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index cdd3a09..2e3cf51 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-web-build-base" % "2.0.2")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.1")