diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 4a24712..aa420bf 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ enablePlugins(ScriptedPlugin)
 
 // add the below dependencies in the template build, so that Scala Steward can update versions in the giter8 template
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-  "org.scala-js" %%% "scalajs-dom" % "1.1.0"
+  "org.scala-js" %%% "scalajs-dom" % "2.6.0"
 )
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index c8fcab5..2743082 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.6.2
+sbt.version=1.9.6
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index d991fce..1f2dc35 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
+ThisBuild / libraryDependencySchemes += "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-xml" % VersionScheme.Always
+
 // needed for the tests (ci/checksourcemaps.sh)
-addSbtPlugin("org.foundweekends.giter8" % "sbt-giter8" % "0.13.1")
+addSbtPlugin("org.foundweekends.giter8" % "sbt-giter8" % "0.16.2")
 // needed to make sbt-giter8 work with SBT >= v1.2.x
 libraryDependencies += { "org.scala-sbt" %% "scripted-plugin" % sbtVersion.value }
 
 // add the below dependencies in the template build, so that Scala Steward can update versions in the giter8 template
 addSbtPlugin("com.vmunier"               % "sbt-web-scalajs"           % "1.2.0")
-addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js"              % "sbt-scalajs"               % "1.10.0")
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play"         % "sbt-plugin"                % "2.8.13")
-addSbtPlugin("org.portable-scala"        % "sbt-scalajs-crossproject"  % "1.2.0")
+addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js"              % "sbt-scalajs"               % "1.13.2")
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play"         % "sbt-plugin"                % "2.8.19")
+addSbtPlugin("org.portable-scala"        % "sbt-scalajs-crossproject"  % "1.3.2")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt"          % "sbt-gzip"                  % "1.0.2")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt"          % "sbt-digest"                % "1.1.4")
diff --git a/src/main/g8/build.sbt b/src/main/g8/build.sbt
index 0194701..a9b0d9b 100644
--- a/src/main/g8/build.sbt
+++ b/src/main/g8/build.sbt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ lazy val server = project
 lazy val client = project
   .settings(
     scalaJSUseMainModuleInitializer := true,
-    libraryDependencies += "org.scala-js" %%% "scalajs-dom" % "1.1.0"
+    libraryDependencies += "org.scala-js" %%% "scalajs-dom" % "2.6.0"
   )
   .enablePlugins(ScalaJSPlugin, ScalaJSWeb)
   .dependsOn(shared.js)
diff --git a/src/main/g8/project/build.properties b/src/main/g8/project/build.properties
index c8fcab5..2743082 100644
--- a/src/main/g8/project/build.properties
+++ b/src/main/g8/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.6.2
+sbt.version=1.9.6
diff --git a/src/main/g8/project/plugins.sbt b/src/main/g8/project/plugins.sbt
index bf7bd4a..1a7021e 100644
--- a/src/main/g8/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/src/main/g8/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+ThisBuild / libraryDependencySchemes += "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-xml" % VersionScheme.Always
+
 // Comment to get more information during initialization
 logLevel := Level.Warn
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.vmunier"               % "sbt-web-scalajs"           % "1.2.0")
-addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js"              % "sbt-scalajs"               % "1.10.0")
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play"         % "sbt-plugin"                % "2.8.13")
-addSbtPlugin("org.portable-scala"        % "sbt-scalajs-crossproject"  % "1.2.0")
+addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js"              % "sbt-scalajs"               % "1.13.2")
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play"         % "sbt-plugin"                % "2.8.19")
+addSbtPlugin("org.portable-scala"        % "sbt-scalajs-crossproject"  % "1.3.2")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt"          % "sbt-gzip"                  % "1.0.2")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt"          % "sbt-digest"                % "1.1.4")