diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BackendUtils.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BackendUtils.scala
index 865ee9bf4af9..cb7ed3d54788 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BackendUtils.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BackendUtils.scala
@@ -185,5 +185,6 @@ object BackendUtils {
     20 -> asm.Opcodes.V20,
     21 -> asm.Opcodes.V21,
     22 -> asm.Opcodes.V22,
+    23 -> asm.Opcodes.V23
   )
 }
diff --git a/project/Build.scala b/project/Build.scala
index ed0e7fe8f537..2c3c9368e825 100644
--- a/project/Build.scala
+++ b/project/Build.scala
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ object Build {
 
       // get libraries onboard
       libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-        "org.scala-lang.modules" % "scala-asm" % "9.6.0-scala-1", // used by the backend
+        "org.scala-lang.modules" % "scala-asm" % "9.7.0-scala-2", // used by the backend
         Dependencies.compilerInterface,
         "org.jline" % "jline-reader" % "3.25.1",   // used by the REPL
         "org.jline" % "jline-terminal" % "3.25.1",
diff --git a/tests/pos-with-compiler-cc/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala b/tests/pos-with-compiler-cc/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala
index 558eb3e0a12b..914146c3c175 100644
--- a/tests/pos-with-compiler-cc/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala
+++ b/tests/pos-with-compiler-cc/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class ScalaSettings extends SettingGroup with AllScalaSettings
 object ScalaSettings:
   // Keep synchronized with `classfileVersion` in `BCodeIdiomatic`
   private val minTargetVersion = 8
-  private val maxTargetVersion = 22
+  private val maxTargetVersion = 23
 
   def supportedTargetVersions: List[String] =
     (minTargetVersion to maxTargetVersion).toList.map(_.toString)