diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 9ab80888c..ebd85f79e 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ lazy val `lm-coursier-shaded` = project
       "io.get-coursier" %% "coursier" % coursierVersion0,
       "io.github.alexarchambault" %% "data-class" % "0.2.5" % Provided,
       "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-collection-compat" % "2.8.1",
-      "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-xml" % "2.1.0", // depending on that one so that it doesn't get shaded
+      "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-xml" % "1.3.0", // depending on that one so that it doesn't get shaded
       "org.scala-sbt" %% "librarymanagement-ivy" % {
         if (scalaBinaryVersion.value == "2.12") lmVersion
         else lm2_13Version
diff --git a/project/Settings.scala b/project/Settings.scala
index 7c183ad1a..ad7d8632f 100644
--- a/project/Settings.scala
+++ b/project/Settings.scala
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ object Settings {
     scalacOptions ++= {
       if (isAtLeastScala213.value) Seq("-Ymacro-annotations")
       else Nil
+    },
+    libraryDependencySchemes ++= {
+      val sv = scalaVersion.value
+      if (sv.startsWith("2.13."))
+        Seq("org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-xml" % "always")
+      else
+        Nil
     }
   ) ++ {
     val prop = sys.props.getOrElse("publish.javadoc", "").toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT)
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index dbae93bcf..bb3a9b7dc 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.4.9
+sbt.version=1.5.6