diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Continuous.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Continuous.scala
index 31f86edbd..49719e052 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Continuous.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Continuous.scala
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ private[sbt] object Continuous {
     }
   }
 
+  @annotation.nowarn("msg=which is not accessible here")
   private def getFileEvents(
       configs: Seq[Config],
       logger: Logger,
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 6a7450b12..eef87f7a1 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Keys.*
 
 object Dependencies {
   // WARNING: Please Scala update versions in PluginCross.scala too
-  val scala3 = "3.8.3"
+  val scala3 = "3.8.4"
   val scala212 = "2.12.21"
   val baseScalaVersion = scala3
   def nightlyVersion: Option[String] =