diff --git a/.github/scala-steward.conf b/.github/scala-steward.conf
index e5143f2..d9b587c 100644
--- a/.github/scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.github/scala-steward.conf
@@ -11,3 +11,17 @@ buildRoots = [
   "samples/compile-timeDI",
   "samples/runtimeDI",
 ]
+
+updates.pin = [
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe.play", artifactId = "play", version = "2.9." },
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe.play", artifactId = "play-akka-http-server", version = "2.9." },
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe.play", artifactId = "play-filters-helpers", version = "2.9." },
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe.play", artifactId = "play-java-forms", version = "2.9." },
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe.play", artifactId = "play-logback", version = "2.9." },
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe.play", artifactId = "play-server", version = "2.9." },
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe.play", artifactId = "play-specs2", version = "2.9." },
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe.play", artifactId = "play-test", version = "2.9." },
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe.play", artifactId = "sbt-plugin", version = "2.9." },
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe.play", artifactId = "play-mailer-guice", version = "9.0." },
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe.play", artifactId = "play-mailer", version = "9.0." }
+]