diff --git a/service/build.gradle b/service/build.gradle
index 4069f00..2b4b882 100644
--- a/service/build.gradle
+++ b/service/build.gradle
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.json:json:20251224'
     implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.20.1'
     implementation 'com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client:1.39.0'
-    implementation 'org.scala-lang:scala-library:2.13.18' //required by the sam-client
+    implementation 'org.scala-lang:scala-library:3.8.1' //required by the sam-client
     // when updating terra-common-lib, also update the opentelemetry versions in Java common conventions
     implementation('bio.terra:terra-common-lib:1.1.43-SNAPSHOT') {
         exclude group: 'org.springframework.boot'