diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 1baa13a..c56fffb 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ lazy val playSettings: Project => Project = _.settings(
     "-no-link-warnings"
   ),
   libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-    "org.scalatestplus.play" %% "scalatestplus-play" % "5.1.0"
+    "org.scalatestplus.play" %% "scalatestplus-play" % "7.0.1"
   )
 )
 
diff --git a/examples/simple-app/build.sbt b/examples/simple-app/build.sbt
index 89c9ace..abe3d7f 100644
--- a/examples/simple-app/build.sbt
+++ b/examples/simple-app/build.sbt
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ libraryDependencies += "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-api" % "1.7.36"
 libraryDependencies += "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-core" % "1.2.11"
 libraryDependencies += "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic" % "1.2.11"
 
-libraryDependencies += "org.scalatestplus.play" %% "scalatestplus-play" % "5.1.0" % Test
+libraryDependencies += "org.scalatestplus.play" %% "scalatestplus-play" % "7.0.1" % Test