diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index b230def..882559e 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ lazy val root = project
   .in(file("."))
   .settings(
     name := "http4s-g8",
+    scalaVersion := "2.13.15",
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "org.http4s"      %% "http4s-ember-server" % Http4sVersion,
       "org.http4s"      %% "http4s-ember-client" % Http4sVersion,
diff --git a/src/main/g8/build.sbt b/src/main/g8/build.sbt
index d3d99ae..1f9f6d1 100644
--- a/src/main/g8/build.sbt
+++ b/src/main/g8/build.sbt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ lazy val root = (project in file("."))
     organization := "$organization$",
     name := "$name;format="norm"$",
     version := "0.0.1-SNAPSHOT",
-    scalaVersion := "$scala_version$",
+    scalaVersion := "2.13.15",
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "org.http4s"      %% "http4s-ember-server" % Http4sVersion,
       "org.http4s"      %% "http4s-ember-client" % Http4sVersion,
diff --git a/src/main/g8/default.properties b/src/main/g8/default.properties
index 9e45043..e4b678d 100644
--- a/src/main/g8/default.properties
+++ b/src/main/g8/default.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 name = quickstart
 organization = com.example
 package = $organization$.$name;format="norm,word"$
-
-scala_version = 2.13.15