diff --git a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
index 70bd8b8063..94559e5de3 100644
--- a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
+++ b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class AkkaParentProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
   lazy val JACKSON_VERSION       = "1.4.3"
   lazy val JERSEY_VERSION        = "1.3"
   lazy val MULTIVERSE_VERSION    = "0.6.1"
-  lazy val SCALATEST_VERSION     = "1.2"
+  lazy val SCALATEST_VERSION     = "1.3"
   lazy val LOGBACK_VERSION       = "0.9.24"
   lazy val SLF4J_VERSION         = "1.6.0"
   lazy val JETTY_VERSION         = "7.1.6.v20100715"