diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 09feeeed..e88a0d81 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.10.4
+sbt.version=1.10.6
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 197a170d..67a7c5e6 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ resolvers ++= Seq(
   Resolver.sonatypeRepo("snapshots"), // used by deploy nightlies, which publish here & use -Dplay.version
 )
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin"           % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "2.9.5"))
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "play-docs-sbt-plugin" % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "2.9.5"))
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin"           % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "2.9.6"))
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "play-docs-sbt-plugin" % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "2.9.6"))
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "interplay"            % sys.props.get("interplay.version").getOrElse("3.1.7"))
 
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-scalafmt"    % "2.5.2")