diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 115e2e9da62..a13f5efea2b 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ object Dependencies {
 
   val scala212Version = "2.12.15"
   val scala213Version = "2.13.8"
-  val scala3Version = "3.1.2"
+  val scala3Version = "3.1.3-RC3"
   val allScalaVersions =
     // FIXME: can be simplified when Akka 2.5 is dropped
     if (AkkaDependency.akkaVersion startsWith "2.6.")