diff --git a/sbt-iw-projects/src/main/scala/works/iterative/sbt/IWScalaProjectPlugin.scala b/sbt-iw-projects/src/main/scala/works/iterative/sbt/IWScalaProjectPlugin.scala
index 8e61ea9..fee811b 100644
--- a/sbt-iw-projects/src/main/scala/works/iterative/sbt/IWScalaProjectPlugin.scala
+++ b/sbt-iw-projects/src/main/scala/works/iterative/sbt/IWScalaProjectPlugin.scala
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   import autoImport._
 
   override def buildSettings: Seq[Def.Setting[_]] = Seq(
-    scalaVersion := scala2Version,
+    scalaVersion := scala3Version,
     // enable SemanticDB
     semanticdbEnabled := true,
     // use Scalafix compatible version,