diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
index 5d73734dca..2c7ae71b23 100644
--- a/.scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ updates.ignore = [
   { groupId = "com.google.protobuf", artifactId = "protobuf-java" },
   { groupId = "org.scalameta", artifactId = "scalafmt-core" },
   { groupId = "org.scalameta", artifactId = "sbt-scalafmt" },
-  { groupId = "org.scalatest", artifactId = "scalatest" },
   { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.module", artifactId = "jackson-module-parameter-names" },
   { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.module", artifactId = "jackson-module-scala" },
   { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", artifactId = "jackson-annotations" },
@@ -23,4 +22,8 @@ updates.ignore = [
   { groupId = "org.mockito", artifactId = "mockito-core" }
 ]
 
+updates.pin [
+  { groupId = "org.scalatest", artifactId = "scalatest", version = "3.1." },
+]
+
 updatePullRequests = false