diff --git a/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/commands/export0/Export.scala b/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/commands/export0/Export.scala
index b6820ad8ee..1dc0261e30 100644
--- a/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/commands/export0/Export.scala
+++ b/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/commands/export0/Export.scala
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ object Export extends ScalaCommand[ExportOptions] {
       project.print(System.out)
     }
     else {
-      val sbtVersion = options.sbtVersion.getOrElse("1.9.9")
+      val sbtVersion = options.sbtVersion.getOrElse("1.10.0")
 
       def sbtProjectDescriptor0 =
         sbtProjectDescriptor(options.sbtSetting.map(_.trim).filter(_.nonEmpty), sbtVersion, logger)