diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index addec8f4..114155a5 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import sbtcrossproject.CrossPlugin.autoImport.crossProject
 
 lazy val scalatest = Def.setting("org.scalatest" %%% "scalatest" % "3.2.19")
-lazy val specs2 = Def.setting("org.specs2" %%% "specs2-core" % "4.20.8")
+lazy val specs2 = Def.setting("org.specs2" %%% "specs2-core" % "4.20.9")
 
 val commonSettings = Defaults.coreDefaultSettings ++ Seq(
   /**