diff --git a/project/project/ProjectDefs.scala b/project/project/ProjectDefs.scala
index 640848a..3ddc247 100644
--- a/project/project/ProjectDefs.scala
+++ b/project/project/ProjectDefs.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //noinspection ScalaPackageName
 object ProjectDefs {
-  val ScalaJSVersion: String = sys.props.getOrElse("SCALAJS_VERSION", "1.8.0")
+  val ScalaJSVersion: String = sys.props.getOrElse("SCALAJS_VERSION", "1.16.0")
   def scalaJSIs06: Boolean   = ScalaJSVersion.startsWith("0.6.")
 }