diff --git a/examples/simple-app/project/plugins.sbt b/examples/simple-app/project/plugins.sbt
index 5a3341b..b5319fa 100644
--- a/examples/simple-app/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/examples/simple-app/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % "2.8.8")
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % "2.8.18")