diff --git a/client-scala/cross/2.12/pom.xml b/client-scala/cross/2.12/pom.xml
index c989ab6e86..0fa2b6331b 100644
--- a/client-scala/cross/2.12/pom.xml
+++ b/client-scala/cross/2.12/pom.xml
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
       <artifactId>scalatest_2.12</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.12</version>
+      <version>3.2.20</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>