diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fcbc5e11..d6c810f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        scala: [2.12.17, 2.13.10, 3.2.1]
+        scala: [2.12.18, 2.13.10, 3.2.1]
         java: [temurin@11, temurin@17]
         project: [rootJVM]
         exclude:
-          - scala: 2.12.17
+          - scala: 2.12.18
             java: temurin@17
           - scala: 3.2.1
             java: temurin@17
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 8ccd4621..ecd96879 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ val Versions = new {
   val snakeYamlEngine = "2.6"
   val previousCirceYamls = Set("0.14.0", "0.14.1", "0.14.2")
 
-  val scala212 = "2.12.17"
+  val scala212 = "2.12.18"
   val scala213 = "2.13.10"
   val scala3 = "3.2.1"