diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 32ea4b94b..f76d466fd 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ version in ThisBuild := Properties.envOrElse("VERSION", "0.0.0-dev") +
   (if ((isSnapshot in ThisBuild).value) "-SNAPSHOT" else "")
 isSnapshot in ThisBuild := Properties.envOrElse("IS_SNAPSHOT","true").toBoolean
 organization in ThisBuild := "org.apache.toree.kernel"
-crossScalaVersions in ThisBuild := Seq("2.11.8")
+crossScalaVersions in ThisBuild := Seq("2.11.12")
 scalaVersion in ThisBuild := (crossScalaVersions in ThisBuild).value.head
 Dependencies.sparkVersion in ThisBuild := {
   val envVar = "APACHE_SPARK_VERSION"