diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 5b94fa21..80f5c5a6 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ usefulTasks := Seq(
   UsefulTask("", "testOnly *.YourSpec -- -t \"YourLabel\"", "Only runs tests with matching term")
 )
 
-val zioVersion = "2.0.0-RC1"
+val zioVersion = "2.0.0-RC2"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "dev.zio"                %% "zio"                     % zioVersion,
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 8378cad5..dd4ff436 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version = 1.5.7
+sbt.version = 1.6.1