diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 09240ccb6..80fad059e 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1052,7 +1052,6 @@ lazy val sbtwProj = (project in file("sbtw"))
     commonSettings,
     name := "sbtw",
     description := "Windows drop-in launcher for sbt (replaces sbt.bat)",
-    scalaVersion := "3.8.3",
     crossPaths := false,
     Compile / mainClass := Some("sbtw.Main"),
     libraryDependencies += "com.github.scopt" %% "scopt" % "4.1.0",