diff --git a/pmd-scala/pom.xml b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
index 4269b59a5c9..7d3bb870434 100644
--- a/pmd-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <config.basedir>${basedir}/../pmd-core</config.basedir>
-        <scala.version>2.10.4</scala.version>
+        <scala.version>2.13.7</scala.version>
     </properties>
 
     <build>