diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BCodeIdiomatic.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BCodeIdiomatic.scala
index 8dbf0d24d0d5..614548ff361e 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BCodeIdiomatic.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BCodeIdiomatic.scala
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ trait BCodeIdiomatic {
     case "14" => asm.Opcodes.V14
     case "15" => asm.Opcodes.V15
     case "16" => asm.Opcodes.V16
+    case "17" => asm.Opcodes.V17
   }
 
   lazy val majorVersion: Int = (classfileVersion & 0xFF)
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala
index 2abe3a750079..772366ae43ba 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ trait CommonScalaSettings { self: Settings.SettingGroup =>
 class ScalaSettings extends Settings.SettingGroup with CommonScalaSettings {
   // Keep synchronized with `classfileVersion` in `BCodeIdiomatic`
   private val minTargetVersion = 8
-  private val maxTargetVersion = 16
+  private val maxTargetVersion = 17
 
   private def supportedTargetVersions: List[String] =
     (minTargetVersion to maxTargetVersion).toList.map(_.toString)
diff --git a/project/Build.scala b/project/Build.scala
index e82ede50f1cd..79c9f1500f60 100644
--- a/project/Build.scala
+++ b/project/Build.scala
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ object Build {
 
       // get libraries onboard
       libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-        "org.scala-lang.modules" % "scala-asm" % "9.0.0-scala-1", // used by the backend
+        "org.scala-lang.modules" % "scala-asm" % "9.1.0-scala-1", // used by the backend
         Dependencies.oldCompilerInterface, // we stick to the old version to avoid deprecation warnings
         "org.jline" % "jline-reader" % "3.15.0",   // used by the REPL
         "org.jline" % "jline-terminal" % "3.15.0",