diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd38d29..ef42cbf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ You must use sbt 1.5.5 or newer; older versions of sbt are not supported.
 Set up the Scala 3 version:
 
 ```scala
-scalaVersion := "3.0.2"
+scalaVersion := "3.1.0"
 ```
 
 ### Getting your project to compile with Scala 3
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 16521a7..77f2cd1 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ lazy val root = project
     name := "scala3-example-project",
     description := "Example sbt project that compiles using Scala 3",
     version := "0.1.0",
-    scalaVersion := "3.0.2"
+    scalaVersion := "3.1.0"
   )