diff --git a/project/depends.scala b/project/depends.scala
index 1442bb4d6..f63946858 100644
--- a/project/depends.scala
+++ b/project/depends.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ object depends {
   val scalacheckTest = libraryDependencies += "org.scalacheck" %%% "scalacheck" % "1.17.1" % Test
 
   // used in specs2-matcher-extra
-  val scalaParser = libraryDependencies += "org.scala-lang.modules" %%% "scala-parser-combinators" % "2.3.0"
+  val scalaParser = libraryDependencies += "org.scala-lang.modules" %%% "scala-parser-combinators" % "2.4.0"
 
   // used in specs2-xml, and transitively by specs2-junit, specs2-matcher-extra, specs2-markdown
   val scalaXml = libraryDependencies += "org.scala-lang.modules" %%% "scala-xml" % "2.3.0"