diff --git a/project/ScalaOptionParser.scala b/project/ScalaOptionParser.scala
index 91c10cd0921d..1dc28f1e4824 100644
--- a/project/ScalaOptionParser.scala
+++ b/project/ScalaOptionParser.scala
@@ -126,5 +126,5 @@ object ScalaOptionParser {
   private def scaladocPathSettingNames = List("-doc-root-content", "-diagrams-dot-path")
   private def scaladocMultiStringSettingNames = List("-doc-external-doc")
 
-  private val targetSettingNames = (5 to 23).flatMap(v => s"$v" :: s"jvm-1.$v" :: s"jvm-$v" :: s"1.$v" :: Nil).toList
+  private val targetSettingNames = (5 to 24).flatMap(v => s"$v" :: s"jvm-1.$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 57c381c935e7..2e59c3f62a0b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/analysis/BackendUtils.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/analysis/BackendUtils.scala
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ abstract class BackendUtils extends PerRunInit {
       case "21" => asm.Opcodes.V21
       case "22" => asm.Opcodes.V22
       case "23" => asm.Opcodes.V23
+      case "24" => asm.Opcodes.V24
       // to be continued...
     })
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/settings/StandardScalaSettings.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/settings/StandardScalaSettings.scala
index bcaf61a74c65..0884e17b57e6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/settings/StandardScalaSettings.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/settings/StandardScalaSettings.scala
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ object StandardScalaSettings {
   val MaxTargetVersion = ScalaVersion(javaSpecVersion) match {
     case SpecificScalaVersion(1, minor, _, _) => minor
     case SpecificScalaVersion(major, _, _, _) => major
-    case _ => 23
+    case _ => 24
   }
   val MaxSupportedTargetVersion = 8
   val DefaultTargetVersion = "8"
diff --git a/src/intellij/scala.ipr.SAMPLE b/src/intellij/scala.ipr.SAMPLE
index fdfb814745c7..328152af9847 100644
--- a/src/intellij/scala.ipr.SAMPLE
+++ b/src/intellij/scala.ipr.SAMPLE
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
       <CLASSES>
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant/jars/ant-1.9.4.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant-launcher/jars/ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.0-scala-2.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.1-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-xml_2.12/bundles/scala-xml_2.12-2.3.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.commons/commons-math3/jars/commons-math3-3.2.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.openjdk.jmh/jmh-core/jars/jmh-core-1.19.jar!/" />
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
       <CLASSES>
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant/jars/ant-1.9.4.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant-launcher/jars/ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.0-scala-2.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.1-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-xml_2.12/bundles/scala-xml_2.12-2.3.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/jline/jline/jars/jline-2.14.6.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.fusesource.jansi/jansi/jars/jansi-1.12.jar!/" />
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
       <CLASSES>
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant/jars/ant-1.9.4.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant-launcher/jars/ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.0-scala-2.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.1-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-xml_2.12/bundles/scala-xml_2.12-2.3.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-core/bundles/jackson-core-2.9.7.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-annotations/bundles/jackson-annotations-2.9.7.jar!/" />
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
       <CLASSES>
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant/jars/ant-1.9.4.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant-launcher/jars/ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.0-scala-2.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.1-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-xml_2.12/bundles/scala-xml_2.12-2.3.0.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
       <JAVADOC />
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
       <CLASSES>
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant/jars/ant-1.9.4.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant-launcher/jars/ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.0-scala-2.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.1-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-xml_2.12/bundles/scala-xml_2.12-2.3.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/jline/jline/jars/jline-2.14.6.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/com.googlecode.java-diff-utils/diffutils/jars/diffutils-1.3.0.jar!/" />
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
       <CLASSES>
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant/jars/ant-1.9.4.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant-launcher/jars/ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.0-scala-2.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.1-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-xml_2.12/bundles/scala-xml_2.12-2.3.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/jline/jline/jars/jline-2.14.6.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/junit/junit/jars/junit-4.12.jar!/" />
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
     </library>
     <library name="partest-javaagent-deps">
       <CLASSES>
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.0-scala-2.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.1-scala-1.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
       <JAVADOC />
       <SOURCES />
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
       <CLASSES>
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant/jars/ant-1.9.4.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant-launcher/jars/ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.0-scala-2.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.1-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-xml_2.12/bundles/scala-xml_2.12-2.3.0.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
       <JAVADOC />
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
       <CLASSES>
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant/jars/ant-1.9.4.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant-launcher/jars/ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.0-scala-2.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.1-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-xml_2.12/bundles/scala-xml_2.12-2.3.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/jline/jline/jars/jline-2.14.6.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
       <CLASSES>
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant/jars/ant-1.9.4.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant-launcher/jars/ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.0-scala-2.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.1-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-xml_2.12/bundles/scala-xml_2.12-2.3.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-sbt/test-interface/jars/test-interface-1.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.webjars/jquery/jars/jquery-3.6.0.jar!/" />
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@
       <CLASSES>
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant/jars/ant-1.9.4.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant-launcher/jars/ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.0-scala-2.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.1-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-xml_2.12/bundles/scala-xml_2.12-2.3.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.webjars/jquery/jars/jquery-3.6.0.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@
       <CLASSES>
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant/jars/ant-1.9.4.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant-launcher/jars/ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.0-scala-2.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.1-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-xml_2.12/bundles/scala-xml_2.12-2.3.0.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
       <JAVADOC />
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@
       <CLASSES>
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant/jars/ant-1.9.4.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.ant/ant-launcher/jars/ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar!/" />
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.0-scala-2.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-asm/bundles/scala-asm-9.7.1-scala-1.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/org.scala-lang.modules/scala-xml_2.12/bundles/scala-xml_2.12-2.3.0.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/jline/jline/jars/jline-2.14.6.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.ivy2/cache/com.googlecode.java-diff-utils/diffutils/jars/diffutils-1.3.0.jar!/" />
diff --git a/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/settings/TargetTest.scala b/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/settings/TargetTest.scala
index 151bbf36fccd..bb871dbff50a 100644
--- a/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/settings/TargetTest.scala
+++ b/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/settings/TargetTest.scala
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ class TargetTest {
     check("-target:jvm-23", "8", "23")
     check("-target:23", "8", "23")
 
-    checkFail("-target:jvm-24")   // not yet...
+    check("-target:jvm-24", "8", "24")
+    check("-target:24", "8", "24")
+
+    checkFail("-target:jvm-25")   // not yet...
     checkFail("-target:jvm-3000") // not in our lifetime
     checkFail("-target:msil")     // really?
 
diff --git a/versions.properties b/versions.properties
index 7ae93447ebec..6626587da3d2 100644
--- a/versions.properties
+++ b/versions.properties
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ scala.binary.version=2.12
 scala-xml.version.number=2.3.0
 scala-parser-combinators.version.number=1.0.7
 scala-swing.version.number=2.0.3
-scala-asm.version=9.7.0-scala-2
+scala-asm.version=9.7.1-scala-1
 jline.version=2.14.6