diff --git a/project/ScalaOptionParser.scala b/project/ScalaOptionParser.scala
index f2cc8b725e1f..89d11246b11f 100644
--- a/project/ScalaOptionParser.scala
+++ b/project/ScalaOptionParser.scala
@@ -140,5 +140,5 @@ object ScalaOptionParser {
   private def scaladocPathSettingNames = List("-doc-root-content", "-diagrams-dot-path")
   private def scaladocMultiStringSettingNames = List("-doc-external-doc")
 
-  private val targetSettingNames = (8 to 18).map(_.toString).flatMap(v => v :: s"jvm-1.$v" :: s"jvm-$v" :: s"1.$v" :: Nil).toList
+  private val targetSettingNames = (8 to 19).map(_.toString).flatMap(v => v :: s"jvm-1.$v" :: s"jvm-$v" :: s"1.$v" :: Nil).toList
 }
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/analysis/BackendUtils.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/analysis/BackendUtils.scala
index a4463b7f166c..05444337a241 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/analysis/BackendUtils.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/analysis/BackendUtils.scala
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ abstract class BackendUtils extends PerRunInit {
     case "16" => asm.Opcodes.V16
     case "17" => asm.Opcodes.V17
     case "18" => asm.Opcodes.V18
+    case "19" => asm.Opcodes.V19
     // to be continued...
   })
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/settings/StandardScalaSettings.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/settings/StandardScalaSettings.scala
index 15527257a3b5..615bd0059595 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/settings/StandardScalaSettings.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/settings/StandardScalaSettings.scala
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ trait StandardScalaSettings { _: MutableSettings =>
 object StandardScalaSettings {
   // not final in case some separately compiled client code wanted to depend on updated values
   val MinTargetVersion = 8
-  val MaxTargetVersion = 18
+  val MaxTargetVersion = 19
 
   private val AllTargetVersions = (MinTargetVersion to MaxTargetVersion).map(_.toString).to(List)
 }
diff --git a/src/intellij/scala.ipr.SAMPLE b/src/intellij/scala.ipr.SAMPLE
index e4ef852eb0c5..7d917aa7f815 100644
--- a/src/intellij/scala.ipr.SAMPLE
+++ b/src/intellij/scala.ipr.SAMPLE
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/net/java/dev/jna/jna/5.3.1/jna-5.3.1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/ow2/asm/asm/5.0.3/asm-5.0.3.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/openjdk/jmh/jmh-core/1.20/jmh-core-1.20.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.2.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.2.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.3.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.3.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/jline/jline/3.16.0/jline-3.16.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/openjdk/jmh/jmh-generator-reflection/1.20/jmh-generator-reflection-1.20.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/openjdk/jmh/jmh-generator-asm/1.20/jmh-generator-asm-1.20.jar!/" />
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
     </library>
     <library name="compiler-deps">
       <CLASSES>
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.2.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.2.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.3.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.3.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/jline/jline/3.16.0/jline-3.16.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/net/java/dev/jna/jna/5.3.1/jna-5.3.1.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
     </library>
     <library name="interactive-deps">
       <CLASSES>
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.2.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.2.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.3.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.3.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/jline/jline/3.16.0/jline-3.16.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/net/java/dev/jna/jna/5.3.1/jna-5.3.1.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/net/java/dev/jna/jna/5.3.1/jna-5.3.1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/com/googlecode/java-diff-utils/diffutils/1.3.0/diffutils-1.3.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/webjars/jquery/3.4.1/jquery-3.4.1.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.2.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.2.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.3.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.3.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/jline/jline/3.16.0/jline-3.16.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/junit/junit/4.12/junit-4.12.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/net/java/dev/jna/jna/5.3.1/jna-5.3.1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/com/googlecode/java-diff-utils/diffutils/1.3.0/diffutils-1.3.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/webjars/jquery/3.4.1/jquery-3.4.1.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.2.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.2.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.3.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.3.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/jline/jline/3.16.0/jline-3.16.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/junit/junit/4.12/junit-4.12.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
@@ -296,14 +296,14 @@
     </library>
     <library name="partestJavaAgent-deps">
       <CLASSES>
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.2.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.2.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.3.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.3.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
       <JAVADOC />
       <SOURCES />
     </library>
     <library name="repl-deps">
       <CLASSES>
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.2.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.2.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.3.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.3.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/jline/jline/3.16.0/jline-3.16.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/net/java/dev/jna/jna/5.3.1/jna-5.3.1.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
     </library>
     <library name="replFrontend-deps">
       <CLASSES>
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.2.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.2.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.3.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.3.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/jline/jline/3.16.0/jline-3.16.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/net/java/dev/jna/jna/5.3.1/jna-5.3.1.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-sbt/test-interface/1.0/test-interface-1.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/net/java/dev/jna/jna/5.3.1/jna-5.3.1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/webjars/jquery/3.4.1/jquery-3.4.1.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.2.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.2.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.3.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.3.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/jline/jline/3.16.0/jline-3.16.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scalacheck/scalacheck_2.13/1.14.3/scalacheck_2.13-1.14.3.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
     </library>
     <library name="scaladoc-deps">
       <CLASSES>
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.2.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.2.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.3.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.3.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/jline/jline/3.16.0/jline-3.16.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/net/java/dev/jna/jna/5.3.1/jna-5.3.1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/webjars/jquery/3.4.1/jquery-3.4.1.jar!/" />
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
     </library>
     <library name="scalap-deps">
       <CLASSES>
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.2.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.2.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.3.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.3.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/jline/jline/3.16.0/jline-3.16.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/net/java/dev/jna/jna/5.3.1/jna-5.3.1.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/com/googlecode/java-diff-utils/diffutils/1.3.0/diffutils-1.3.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/jline/jline-terminal-jna/3.9.0/jline-terminal-jna-3.9.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/jline/jline-reader/3.9.0/jline-reader-3.9.0.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.2.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.2.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.3.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.3.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/ch/epfl/lamp/dotty-library_0.23/0.23.0-RC1/dotty-library_0.23-0.23.0-RC1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/ch/epfl/lamp/dotty-interfaces/0.23.0-RC1/dotty-interfaces-0.23.0-RC1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/jline/jline-terminal/3.9.0/jline-terminal-3.9.0.jar!/" />
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/net/java/dev/jna/jna/5.3.1/jna-5.3.1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/com/googlecode/java-diff-utils/diffutils/1.3.0/diffutils-1.3.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/webjars/jquery/3.4.1/jquery-3.4.1.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.2.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.2.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.3.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.3.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/jline/jline/3.16.0/jline-3.16.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/junit/junit/4.12/junit-4.12.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@
       <CLASSES>
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/hamcrest/hamcrest-core/1.3/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/net/java/dev/jna/jna/5.3.1/jna-5.3.1.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.2.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.2.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/org/scala-lang/modules/scala-asm/9.3.0-scala-1/scala-asm-9.3.0-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/jline/jline/3.16.0/jline-3.16.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.coursier/cache/v1/http/127.0.0.1%3A8081/artifactory/scala-ci-virtual/junit/junit/4.12/junit-4.12.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
diff --git a/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/settings/TargetTest.scala b/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/settings/TargetTest.scala
index 4925ed6a56fe..03d3acf90c47 100644
--- a/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/settings/TargetTest.scala
+++ b/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/settings/TargetTest.scala
@@ -68,8 +68,12 @@ class TargetTest {
     check("-target:jvm-18", "18")
     check("-target:18", "18")
 
+    check("-target:jvm-19", "19")
+    check("-target:19", "19")
+
     checkFail("-target:jvm-6")    // no longer
-    checkFail("-target:jvm-19")   // not yet...
+    checkFail("-target:jvm-7")    // no longer
+    checkFail("-target:jvm-20")   // not yet...
     checkFail("-target:jvm-3000") // not in our lifetime
     checkFail("-target:msil")     // really?
 
diff --git a/versions.properties b/versions.properties
index 002028a75757..71d1e1a92e2d 100644
--- a/versions.properties
+++ b/versions.properties
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ starr.version=2.13.8
 #  - scala-compiler: jline (% "optional")
 # Other usages:
 #  - scala-asm: jar content included in scala-compiler
-scala-asm.version=9.2.0-scala-1
+scala-asm.version=9.3.0-scala-1
 
 # jna.version must be updated together with jline-terminal-jna
 jline.version=3.21.0