diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 88aa26e..cb42a87 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ object Dependencies {
   val Scala3 = "3.3.1"
   val ScalaVersions = Seq(Scala213, Scala3)
 
-  val PlayVersion = sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", sys.env.getOrElse("PLAY_VERSION", "2.9.0-M7"))
+  val PlayVersion = sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", sys.env.getOrElse("PLAY_VERSION", "2.9.0-RC2"))
 }
diff --git a/samples/compile-timeDI/build.sbt b/samples/compile-timeDI/build.sbt
index 2707fe8..107aee1 100644
--- a/samples/compile-timeDI/build.sbt
+++ b/samples/compile-timeDI/build.sbt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ crossScalaVersions := Seq("2.13.12", "3.3.1")
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-mailer" % version.value,
-  "org.scalatestplus.play" %% "scalatestplus-play" % "6.0.0-M6" % Test
+  "org.scalatestplus.play" %% "scalatestplus-play" % "6.0.0-RC2" % Test
 )
 
 lazy val root = (project in file(".")).enablePlugins(PlayScala)
diff --git a/samples/compile-timeDI/project/plugins.sbt b/samples/compile-timeDI/project/plugins.sbt
index 97a821f..bed2f40 100644
--- a/samples/compile-timeDI/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/samples/compile-timeDI/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % sys.env.getOrElse("PLAY_VERSION", "2.9.0-M7"))
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % sys.env.getOrElse("PLAY_VERSION", "2.9.0-RC2"))
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.0.1")
diff --git a/samples/runtimeDI/build.sbt b/samples/runtimeDI/build.sbt
index a6807ec..d4228ce 100644
--- a/samples/runtimeDI/build.sbt
+++ b/samples/runtimeDI/build.sbt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ crossScalaVersions := Seq("2.13.12", "3.3.1")
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-mailer-guice" % version.value,
-  "org.scalatestplus.play" %% "scalatestplus-play" % "6.0.0-M6" % Test
+  "org.scalatestplus.play" %% "scalatestplus-play" % "6.0.0-RC2" % Test
 )
 
 lazy val root = (project in file(".")).enablePlugins(PlayJava)
diff --git a/samples/runtimeDI/project/plugins.sbt b/samples/runtimeDI/project/plugins.sbt
index 97a821f..bed2f40 100644
--- a/samples/runtimeDI/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/samples/runtimeDI/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % sys.env.getOrElse("PLAY_VERSION", "2.9.0-M7"))
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % sys.env.getOrElse("PLAY_VERSION", "2.9.0-RC2"))
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.0.1")