diff --git a/buildpack.toml b/buildpack.toml
index 02aa1359..2c73b927 100644
--- a/buildpack.toml
+++ b/buildpack.toml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ api = "0.7"
   [[order.group]]
     id = "paketo-buildpacks/watchexec"
     optional = true
-    version = "2.9.0"
+    version = "3.1.1"
 
   [[order.group]]
     id = "paketo-buildpacks/executable-jar"
diff --git a/package.toml b/package.toml
index 6be530e6..e96317a6 100644
--- a/package.toml
+++ b/package.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   uri = "docker://gcr.io/paketo-buildpacks/sbt:6.12.13"
 
 [[dependencies]]
-  uri = "docker://gcr.io/paketo-buildpacks/watchexec:2.9.0"
+  uri = "docker://gcr.io/paketo-buildpacks/watchexec:3.1.1"
 
 [[dependencies]]
   uri = "docker://gcr.io/paketo-buildpacks/executable-jar:6.8.5"