diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 05363f2bc..abdfb5a1d 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-less" % "1.1.2")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-native-packager" % "1.9.9")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % "2.8.19")
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % "2.9.6")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-digest" % "1.1.4")