diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index d954c04..5e2b100 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ object Dependencies {
 
   object Versions {
     val Avro = "1.12.0"
-    val Specs2 = "4.20.4"
+    val Specs2 = "4.20.8"
   }
 
   object Provided {
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/avscparser/build.sbt b/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/avscparser/build.sbt
index 79f6e45..6969f39 100644
--- a/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/avscparser/build.sbt
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/avscparser/build.sbt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ name := "avscparser-test"
 scalaVersion := "2.13.11"
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "org.apache.avro" % "avro" % avroCompilerVersion,
-  "org.specs2" %% "specs2-core" % "4.20.4" % Test
+  "org.specs2" %% "specs2-core" % "4.20.8" % Test
 )
 avroSchemaParserBuilder := AnnotateWithArtifactSchemaParser
   .newBuilder(projectID.value)
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/publishing/build.sbt b/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/publishing/build.sbt
index b19e7a7..0a267a7 100644
--- a/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/publishing/build.sbt
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/publishing/build.sbt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ lazy val root: Project = project
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "com.github.sbt" %% "transitive" % "0.0.1-SNAPSHOT" classifier "avro",
       "com.github.sbt" %% "transitive" % "0.0.1-SNAPSHOT" % Test classifier "tests",
-      "org.specs2" %% "specs2-core" % "4.20.4" % Test
+      "org.specs2" %% "specs2-core" % "4.20.8" % Test
     ),
     // add additional transitive test jar
     avroDependencyIncludeFilter := avroDependencyIncludeFilter.value || artifactFilter(name = "transitive_2.13", classifier = "tests"),
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/recompile/build.sbt b/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/recompile/build.sbt
index 8843156..793fe2a 100644
--- a/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/recompile/build.sbt
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/recompile/build.sbt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name := "recompile-test"
 scalaVersion := "2.13.11"
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "org.apache.avro" % "avro" % avroCompilerVersion,
-  "org.specs2" %% "specs2-core" % "4.20.4" % Test
+  "org.specs2" %% "specs2-core" % "4.20.8" % Test
 )
 
 avroStringType := "String"
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/settings/build.sbt b/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/settings/build.sbt
index 367e4fc..2abd834 100644
--- a/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/settings/build.sbt
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-avro/settings/build.sbt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name := "settings-test"
 scalaVersion := "2.13.11"
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "org.apache.avro" % "avro" % avroCompilerVersion,
-  "org.specs2" %% "specs2-core" % "4.20.4" % Test
+  "org.specs2" %% "specs2-core" % "4.20.8" % Test
 )
 
 avroStringType := "String"