diff --git a/framework/project/Dependencies.scala b/framework/project/Dependencies.scala
index 7ccf88bf506..b94d4413b89 100644
--- a/framework/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/framework/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ object Dependencies {
     "com.github.ben-manes.caffeine" % "jcache" % caffeineVersion
   ) ++ jcacheApi
 
-  val playWsStandaloneVersion = "2.0.0-M2"
+  val playWsStandaloneVersion = "2.0.0-M3"
   val playWsDeps = Seq(
     "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-ws-standalone" % playWsStandaloneVersion,
     "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-ws-standalone-xml" % playWsStandaloneVersion,