diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 70092fe3..30ad55fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: playframework/.github/.github/workflows/cmd.yml@v3
     with:
       java: 17, 11
-      scala: 2.13.x
+      scala: 2.13.x, 3.x
       cmd: sbt ++$MATRIX_SCALA test
 
   finish:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 592365c5..4c1364f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,16 @@ bin
 .idea
 
 .bsp/
+
+# vscode
+.vscode/
+
+# metals
+.metals/
+project/metals.sbt
+project/project
+
+# bloop
+.bloop/
+project/.bloop/
+
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index fa44fc90..30a88d4b 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import scala.sys.process._
-
-import com.typesafe.tools.mima.plugin.MimaPlugin._
+import com.typesafe.tools.mima.core._
+import com.typesafe.tools.mima.core.ProblemFilters
 import interplay.ScalaVersions._
 
 ThisBuild / resolvers ++= Resolver.sonatypeOssRepos("releases")
@@ -18,8 +17,8 @@ Global / onLoad := (Global / onLoad).value.andThen { s =>
 lazy val commonSettings = Seq(
   // Work around https://issues.scala-lang.org/browse/SI-9311
   scalacOptions ~= (_.filterNot(_ == "-Xfatal-warnings")),
-  scalaVersion       := "2.13.10",               // scala213,
-  crossScalaVersions := Seq("2.13.10"),          // scala213,
+  scalaVersion       := scala213,
+  crossScalaVersions := Seq(scala213, scala3),
   pomExtra           := scala.xml.NodeSeq.Empty, // Can be removed when dropping interplay
   developers += Developer(
     "playframework",
@@ -42,6 +41,11 @@ lazy val `play-slick` = (project in file("src/core"))
   .configs(Docs)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= Dependencies.core)
   .settings(mimaSettings)
+  .settings(
+    mimaBinaryIssueFilters ++= Seq(
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("play.api.db.slick.HasDatabaseConfig.db")
+    )
+  )
   .settings(commonSettings)
 
 lazy val `play-slick-evolutions` = (project in file("src/evolutions"))
@@ -68,5 +72,9 @@ val previousVersion: Option[String] = Some("5.0.2")
 ThisBuild / mimaFailOnNoPrevious := false
 
 def mimaSettings = Seq(
-  mimaPreviousArtifacts := previousVersion.map(organization.value %% moduleName.value % _).toSet
+  mimaPreviousArtifacts := {
+    if (scalaBinaryVersion.value == "3") Set.empty[ModuleID]
+    else
+      previousVersion.map(organization.value %% moduleName.value % _).toSet
+  }
 )
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 7b01ebac..9490340d 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ object Dependencies {
 object Version {
   val play = _root_.play.core.PlayVersion.current
 
-  val slick = "3.4.1"
+  val slick = "3.5.0-pre.66.7d3ce9c0"
   val h2    = "2.1.214"
 }
 
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 3f60cb14..0a441fdb 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ resolvers ++= Seq(
   Resolver.sonatypeRepo("snapshots"), // used by deploy nightlies, which publish here & use -Dplay.version
 )
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin"           % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "2.9.0-M3"))
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "play-docs-sbt-plugin" % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "2.9.0-M3"))
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin"           % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "2.9.0-M4"))
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "play-docs-sbt-plugin" % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "2.9.0-M4"))
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "interplay"            % sys.props.get("interplay.version").getOrElse("3.1.0-RC10"))
 
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-scalafmt"    % "2.5.0")
diff --git a/src/core/src/main/scala/play/api/db/slick/DatabaseConfigProvider.scala b/src/core/src/main/scala/play/api/db/slick/DatabaseConfigProvider.scala
index 87e3ea6d..a0b1327d 100644
--- a/src/core/src/main/scala/play/api/db/slick/DatabaseConfigProvider.scala
+++ b/src/core/src/main/scala/play/api/db/slick/DatabaseConfigProvider.scala
@@ -152,13 +152,14 @@ object DatabaseConfigProvider {
 trait HasDatabaseConfig[P <: BasicProfile] {
 
   /** The Slick database configuration. */
-  protected val dbConfig: DatabaseConfig[P] // field is declared as a val because we want a stable identifier.
+  protected lazy val dbConfig: DatabaseConfig[P] =
+    ??? // field is declared as a val because we want a stable identifier. TODO: Remove ??? when dropping Scala 2
   /** The Slick profile extracted from `dbConfig`. */
   protected final lazy val profile: P = dbConfig.profile // field is lazy to avoid early initializer problems.
   @deprecated("Use `profile` instead of `driver`", "2.1")
   protected final lazy val driver: P = dbConfig.profile // field is lazy to avoid early initializer problems.
   /** The Slick database extracted from `dbConfig`. */
-  protected final def db: P#Backend#Database = dbConfig.db
+  protected final def db = dbConfig.db
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/core/src/test/scala/play/api/db/slick/DefaultSlickApiSpec.scala b/src/core/src/test/scala/play/api/db/slick/DefaultSlickApiSpec.scala
index 40130932..55b836c6 100644
--- a/src/core/src/test/scala/play/api/db/slick/DefaultSlickApiSpec.scala
+++ b/src/core/src/test/scala/play/api/db/slick/DefaultSlickApiSpec.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package play.api.db.slick
 
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedDeque
 
-import org.specs2.mock.Mockito
 import org.specs2.mutable.Specification
 import play.api.inject.Injector
 import play.api.inject.ApplicationLifecycle
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import play.api.inject.DefaultApplicationLifecycle
 import play.api.inject.guice.GuiceApplicationBuilder
 import slick.basic.BasicProfile
 
-class DefaultSlickApiSpec extends Specification with Mockito { self =>
+class DefaultSlickApiSpec extends Specification { self =>
 
   sequential
 
diff --git a/src/core/src/test/scala/play/api/db/slick/SlickApiSpec.scala b/src/core/src/test/scala/play/api/db/slick/SlickApiSpec.scala
index f92ac1a8..1f23cb67 100644
--- a/src/core/src/test/scala/play/api/db/slick/SlickApiSpec.scala
+++ b/src/core/src/test/scala/play/api/db/slick/SlickApiSpec.scala
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class SlickApiSpec extends Specification {
     "return a DatabaseConfig instance for a correctly configured database" in {
       import SUTWithGoodConfig._
       val default = api.dbConfig[BasicProfile](DbName("default"))
-      default must not beNull
+      default must not(beNull)
     }
     "always return the same DatabaseConfig instance for a given database name" in {
       import SUTWithGoodConfig._