diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 64cf32f7..c0bab049 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.1.4
+sbt.version=1.2.8
diff --git a/sbt b/sbt
index d18b842c..e7f538ee 100755
--- a/sbt
+++ b/sbt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-sbtver=1.1.4
+sbtver=1.2.8
 sbtjar=sbt-launch.jar
-sbtsha128=ac6b13b709e3c0e3a8b2b3bf3031ec57660cb813
+sbtsha128=073c169c6e1a47b8ae78a7a718b907424dedab30
 
 sbtrepo="https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/scala-sbt/sbt-launch"