diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 30b1db8..6a1dde5 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ libraryDependencies += { "org.scala-sbt" %% "scripted-plugin" % sbtVersion.value
 
 // add the below dependencies in the template build, so that Scala Steward can update versions in the giter8 template
 addSbtPlugin("com.vmunier"               % "sbt-web-scalajs"           % "1.3.0")
-addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js"              % "sbt-scalajs"               % "1.14.0")
+addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js"              % "sbt-scalajs"               % "1.16.0")
 addSbtPlugin("io.spray"                  % "sbt-revolver"              % "0.10.0")
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n"              % "sbt-assembly"              % "2.1.5")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt"            % "sbt-native-packager"       % "1.9.16")
diff --git a/src/main/g8/project/plugins.sbt b/src/main/g8/project/plugins.sbt
index e45107e..6d053b7 100644
--- a/src/main/g8/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/src/main/g8/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 addSbtPlugin("com.vmunier"               % "sbt-web-scalajs"           % "1.3.0")
-addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js"              % "sbt-scalajs"               % "1.14.0")
+addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js"              % "sbt-scalajs"               % "1.16.0")
 addSbtPlugin("io.spray"                  % "sbt-revolver"              % "0.10.0")
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n"              % "sbt-assembly"              % "2.1.5")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt"            % "sbt-native-packager"       % "1.9.16")