diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
index 7bd27cd7..f739e986 100644
--- a/.scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 updates.ignore = [
   {groupId = "com.typesafe.akka", artifactId = "akka-testkit"} // Must be the same version as pulled in by alpakka
+]
+
+updates.pin  = [
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe.play", artifactId="play-json", version = "2." }
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 39656b7f..ac560e0b 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   ) ++ testDependencies
 
   val jsonPlay: Seq[ModuleID] = Seq(
-    "org.playframework" %% "play-json" % "3.0.2"
+    "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-json" % "2.10.4"
   ) ++ testDependencies
 
   val jsonGson: Seq[ModuleID] = Seq(