diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4fb7ee596..371b1b7fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        scala: [3.1.2, 2.12.15, 2.13.8]
+        scala: [3.1.2, 2.12.16, 2.13.8]
         java: [temurin@8]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
@@ -164,12 +164,12 @@ jobs:
           tar xf targets.tar
           rm targets.tar
 
-      - name: Download target directories (2.12.15)
+      - name: Download target directories (2.12.16)
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
         with:
-          name: target-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.java }}-2.12.15
+          name: target-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.java }}-2.12.16
 
-      - name: Inflate target directories (2.12.15)
+      - name: Inflate target directories (2.12.16)
         run: |
           tar xf targets.tar
           rm targets.tar
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index bd4704b94..b80431fd5 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import com.typesafe.tools.mima.core._
 import Dependencies._
 
-val Scala212 = "2.12.15"
+val Scala212 = "2.12.16"
 val Scala213 = "2.13.8"
 val Scala3 = "3.1.2"
 val http4sVersion = "0.23.12"