diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index e020cbf..67d6d15 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ lazy val assemble =
 
 lazy val scopt = Seq(libraryDependencies += "com.github.scopt" %% "scopt" % "4.1.0")
 
-lazy val specs2 = Seq(libraryDependencies += "org.specs2" %% "specs2-core" % "4.20.8" % "test",
+lazy val specs2 = Seq(libraryDependencies += "org.specs2" %% "specs2-core" % "5.5.3" % "test",
   Test / fork := true)
 
 lazy val csv = Seq(libraryDependencies += "com.github.tototoshi" %% "scala-csv" % "1.4.1")