diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index e2db8af3..8c431105 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: playframework/.github/.github/workflows/cmd.yml@v2
     with:
       java: 11, 8
-      scala: 2.12.16, 2.13.8, 3.2.0
+      scala: 2.12.17, 2.13.9, 3.2.0
       cmd: scripts/test-code.sh
 
   finish:
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 0dc75acb..d4969e3a 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -78,13 +78,8 @@ lazy val api = crossProject(JVMPlatform, JSPlatform)
         "org.scalatest.tools.ScalaTestFramework"
       )
     ),
-    libraryDependencies += "org.scala-lang.modules" %%% "scala-xml" % {
-      CrossVersion.partialVersion(scalaVersion.value) match {
-        case Some((2, 12)) => "1.3.0"
-        case _             => "2.1.0"
-      }
-    },
-    libraryDependencies += "org.scalatest" %%% "scalatest" % ScalaTestVersion % Test,
+    libraryDependencies += "org.scala-lang.modules" %%% "scala-xml" % "2.1.0",
+    libraryDependencies += "org.scalatest"          %%% "scalatest" % ScalaTestVersion % Test,
   )
 
 lazy val apiJvm = api.jvm
diff --git a/docs/build.sbt b/docs/build.sbt
index fd9da908..9a2332db 100644
--- a/docs/build.sbt
+++ b/docs/build.sbt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ lazy val docs = project
   .enablePlugins(PlayDocsPlugin)
   .configs(Configuration.of("Docs", "docs"))
   .settings(
-    scalaVersion := "2.12.16",
+    scalaVersion := "2.12.17",
     // use special snapshot play version for now
     resolvers ++= DefaultOptions.resolvers(snapshot = true),
     resolvers += Resolver.typesafeRepo("releases"),
diff --git a/docs/project/plugins.sbt b/docs/project/plugins.sbt
index af79de5d..3bac35bb 100644
--- a/docs/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/docs/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-lazy val plugins = (project in file(".")).dependsOn(sbtTwirl)
+lazy val plugins = (project in file(".")).dependsOn(sbtTwirl).settings(
+  excludeDependencies += "com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-native-packager", // TODO: remove when Play switched to com.github.sbt
+  scalaVersion := "2.12.17", // TODO: remove when upgraded to sbt 1.8.0 (maybe even 1.7.2), see https://github.com/sbt/sbt/pull/7021
+)
 
 lazy val sbtTwirl = ProjectRef(Path.fileProperty("user.dir").getParentFile, "plugin")
 
@@ -7,3 +10,4 @@ resolvers ++= DefaultOptions.resolvers(snapshot = true)
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "play-docs-sbt-plugin" % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "2.8.0"))
 addSbtPlugin("de.heikoseeberger" % "sbt-header"           % "5.7.0")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta"     % "sbt-scalafmt"         % "2.4.6")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt"    % "sbt-native-packager"  % "1.9.11") // TODO: remove when Play itself pulls in 1.9.11+
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 22153fbc..75c5ab91 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 object Dependencies {
-  val Scala212      = "2.12.16"
-  val Scala213      = "2.13.8"
+  val Scala212      = "2.12.17"
+  val Scala213      = "2.13.9"
   val Scala3        = "3.2.0"
   val ScalaVersions = Seq(Scala212, Scala213, Scala3)
 }
diff --git a/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/compile/project/plugins.sbt b/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/compile/project/plugins.sbt
index 8519640a..a5ac4f10 100644
--- a/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/compile/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/compile/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
+lazy val plugins = (project in file(".")).settings(
+  scalaVersion := "2.12.17", // TODO: remove when upgraded to sbt 1.8.0 (maybe even 1.7.2), see https://github.com/sbt/sbt/pull/7021
+)
+
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-twirl" % sys.props("project.version"))
diff --git a/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/scalajs-compile/project/plugins.sbt b/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/scalajs-compile/project/plugins.sbt
index 7fe9e249..4e842e37 100644
--- a/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/scalajs-compile/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/scalajs-compile/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+lazy val plugins = (project in file(".")).settings(
+  scalaVersion := "2.12.17", // TODO: remove when upgraded to sbt 1.8.0 (maybe even 1.7.2), see https://github.com/sbt/sbt/pull/7021
+)
+
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-twirl"   % sys.props("project.version"))
 addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js"      % "sbt-scalajs" % "1.11.0")