diff --git a/scala/play/build.sbt b/scala/play/build.sbt
index b15a05c1d58..f92e08fc565 100644
--- a/scala/play/build.sbt
+++ b/scala/play/build.sbt
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 organization := "the-benchmarker"
 
 name := "server"
-scalaVersion := "3.3.1"
+scalaVersion := "2.13.12"
 
 lazy val root = (project
   .in(file("."))
   .settings(
-    PlayKeys.akkaHttpScala3Artifacts := true,
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       guice,
       "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-json" % "[2.10,2.11)"
diff --git a/scala/play/config.yaml b/scala/play/config.yaml
index c640e88ffa7..44df9ced00b 100644
--- a/scala/play/config.yaml
+++ b/scala/play/config.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 framework:
   website: playframework.com
   version: 2.8
+  
+language:
+  image-version: 2.13.2
+  version: 2.13
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