diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6f16581f8..897e165ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         case ${{ matrix.jobtype }} in
           1)
-            sbt -v -Dfile.encoding=UTF8 scalafmtCheckAll whitesourceCheckPolicies +test +packagedArtifacts
+            sbt -v -Dfile.encoding=UTF8 scalafmtCheckAll +test +packagedArtifacts
             ;;
           *)
             echo unknown jobtype
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 495231475..0cbd43574 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ __pycache__
 
 scripted-test/src/sbt-test/*/*/project/build.properties
 scripted-test/src/sbt-test/*/*/project/plugins.sbt
+metals.sbt
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index a6d4c6df2..ecc65b8d0 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ val _ = {
   //https://github.com/sbt/contraband/issues/122
   sys.props += ("line.separator" -> "\n")
 }
-
+Global / semanticdbEnabled := true
+Global / semanticdbVersion := "4.5.9"
 ThisBuild / version := {
   val old = (ThisBuild / version).value
   nightlyVersion match {
@@ -118,8 +119,7 @@ lazy val lmCore = (project in file("core"))
       scalaReflect.value,
       scalaCompiler.value,
       launcherInterface,
-      gigahorseOkhttp,
-      okhttpUrlconnection,
+      gigahorseApacheHttp,
       sjsonnewScalaJson.value % Optional,
       scalaTest % Test,
       scalaCheck % Test,
@@ -260,7 +260,9 @@ lazy val lmCore = (project in file("core"))
         "sbt.librarymanagement.ResolverFunctions.validateArtifact"
       ),
       exclude[IncompatibleResultTypeProblem]("sbt.librarymanagement.*.validateProtocol"),
-      exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("sbt.internal.librarymanagement.cross.CrossVersionUtil.TransitionDottyVersion"),
+      exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem](
+        "sbt.internal.librarymanagement.cross.CrossVersionUtil.TransitionDottyVersion"
+      ),
       exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("sbt.librarymanagement.ScalaArtifacts.dottyID"),
       exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("sbt.librarymanagement.ScalaArtifacts.DottyIDPrefix"),
       exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("sbt.librarymanagement.ScalaArtifacts.toolDependencies*"),
@@ -387,16 +389,5 @@ def customCommands: Seq[Setting[_]] = Seq(
   }
 )
 
-inThisBuild(
-  Seq(
-    whitesourceProduct := "Lightbend Reactive Platform",
-    whitesourceAggregateProjectName := "sbt-lm-master",
-    whitesourceAggregateProjectToken := "9bde4ccbaab7401a91f8cda337af84365d379e13abaf473b85cb16e3f5c65cb6",
-    whitesourceIgnoredScopes += "scalafmt",
-    whitesourceFailOnError := sys.env.contains("WHITESOURCE_PASSWORD"), // fail if pwd is present
-    whitesourceForceCheckAllDependencies := true,
-  )
-)
-
 def inCompileAndTest(ss: SettingsDefinition*): Seq[Setting[_]] =
   Seq(Compile, Test) flatMap (inConfig(_)(Def.settings(ss: _*)))
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index f0be67b9f..c8fcab543 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.5.1
+sbt.version=1.6.2
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index f55cc0ddd..279b64f16 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-pgp" % "2.1.2")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe" % "sbt-mima-plugin" % "0.8.1")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-scalafmt" % "2.0.2")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scala-sbt" % "sbt-contraband" % "0.5.1")
-addSbtPlugin("com.lightbend" % "sbt-whitesource" % "0.1.14")
 
 scalacOptions += "-language:postfixOps"