diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-samples.yml b/.github/workflows/check-samples.yml
index 6bd70d4939..1e99acabe6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-samples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-samples.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test akka-http-quickstart-scala
         run: |-
           cd samples/akka-http-quickstart-scala
-          sbt test -Dakka-http.version=`cat ~/.version`
+          sbt "2.13.14!; test;" -Dakka-http.version=`cat ~/.version`
+          sbt "clean; test;" -Dakka-http.version=`cat ~/.version`
 
       - name: Email on failure
         if: ${{ failure() }}
diff --git a/samples/akka-http-quickstart-scala/build.sbt b/samples/akka-http-quickstart-scala/build.sbt
index 9ae635de66..b18da1eb2d 100644
--- a/samples/akka-http-quickstart-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/samples/akka-http-quickstart-scala/build.sbt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ lazy val root = (project in file(".")).
   settings(
     inThisBuild(List(
       organization    := "com.example",
-      scalaVersion    := "2.13.14"
+      scalaVersion    := "3.3.3"
     )),
     name := "akka-http-quickstart",
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(