diff --git a/build.sc b/build.sc
index 4b7fbab9f..0591f7ec4 100644
--- a/build.sc
+++ b/build.sc
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ val (buildVersion, unstable) = scala.util.Try(
 
 val bspVersion = "2.0.0-M6"
 val fastparseVersion = "3.0.0"
-val scalametaVersion = "4.7.8"
+val scalametaVersion = "4.8.5"
 
 object Deps {
   val acyclic = ivy"com.lihaoyi:::acyclic:0.3.8"