diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index ef42f85a..72f4405c 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ object Dependencies {
 
   val specs2 = Seq(
     "org.specs2"  %% "specs2-core"   % "4.10.6" % "provided",
-    "org.hamcrest" % "hamcrest-core" % "2.2"    % "provided"
+    "org.hamcrest" % "hamcrest-core" % "3.0"    % "provided"
   )
 
   val scalaReflection = Def.setting(