diff --git a/functions/helloworld/scala-hello-pubsub/pom.xml b/functions/helloworld/scala-hello-pubsub/pom.xml
index 4088313cf23..9b8297494e4 100644
--- a/functions/helloworld/scala-hello-pubsub/pom.xml
+++ b/functions/helloworld/scala-hello-pubsub/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
       <artifactId>scala-library</artifactId>
-      <version>2.13.5</version>
+      <version>2.13.9</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Required for Function primitives -->