diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index e655be0..3ce215b 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ inThisBuild(
   )
 )
 
-val playVersion = "2.8.8"
+val playVersion = "2.8.19"
 val scalacticVersion = "3.1.2"
 val scalatestVersion = "3.2.11"
 
diff --git a/examples/simple-app/project/plugins.sbt b/examples/simple-app/project/plugins.sbt
index 5a3341b..5b9052c 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" % "2.8.19")