diff --git a/project/V.scala b/project/V.scala
index d89ce13eafa..11c07c5aace 100644
--- a/project/V.scala
+++ b/project/V.scala
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ object V {
   val scalaCli = "1.1.3"
   val scalafix = "0.11.1"
   val scalafmt = "3.7.15"
-  val scalameta = "4.8.15"
+  val scalameta = "4.9.1-RC1"
   val scribe = "3.13.0"
   val qdox = "2.1.0"