diff --git a/bin/test-2.11 b/bin/test-2.11
index fb251a20c9..a7e2407217 100755
--- a/bin/test-2.11
+++ b/bin/test-2.11
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 . "$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )/scriptLib"
 
-runSbtNoisy "+++2.11.12 test"
+runSbtNoisy "++2.11.12 test"
diff --git a/bin/test-2.12 b/bin/test-2.12
index 68ba5f8592..7a315ae1fa 100755
--- a/bin/test-2.12
+++ b/bin/test-2.12
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 . "$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )/scriptLib"
 
-runSbtNoisy "+++2.12.8 test"
+runSbtNoisy "++2.12.8 test"
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 3849d2ef7f..b9975861b4 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import lagom.Protobuf
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtScalariform.ScalariformKeys
 import de.heikoseeberger.sbtheader.{ HeaderKey, HeaderPattern }
 import com.typesafe.tools.mima.core._
-import sbt.CrossVersion._
 
 // Turn off "Resolving" log messages that clutter build logs
 ivyLoggingLevel in ThisBuild := UpdateLogging.Quiet
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ def releaseStepCommandAndRemaining(command: String): State => State = { original
     if (newState.remainingCommands.isEmpty) {
       newState
     } else {
-      runCommand(newState.remainingCommands.head, newState.copy(remainingCommands = newState.remainingCommands.tail))
+      runCommand(newState.remainingCommands.head.commandLine, newState.copy(remainingCommands = newState.remainingCommands.tail))
     }
   }
 
@@ -168,8 +167,6 @@ def runtimeLibCommon: Seq[Setting[_]] = common ++ runtimeScalaSettings ++ Seq(
   Dependencies.pruneWhitelistSetting,
   Dependencies.dependencyWhitelistSetting,
 
-  incOptions := incOptions.value.withNameHashing(true),
-
   // show full stack traces and test case durations
   testOptions in Test += Tests.Argument("-oDF"),
   // -v Log "test run started" / "test started" / "test run finished" events on log level "info" instead of "debug".
@@ -193,11 +190,11 @@ val defaultMultiJvmOptions: List[String] = {
   // -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true or -Dmultinode.Xmx512m
   val MultinodeJvmArgs = "multinode\\.(D|X)(.*)".r
   val knownPrefix = Set("akka.", "lagom.")
-  val properties = System.getProperties.propertyNames.asScala.toList.collect {
+  val properties = System.getProperties.stringPropertyNames.asScala.toList.collect {
     case MultinodeJvmArgs(a, b) =>
       val value = System.getProperty("multinode." + a + b)
       "-" + a + b + (if (value == "") "" else "=" + value)
-    case key: String if knownPrefix.exists(pre => key.startsWith(pre)) => "-D" + key + "=" + System.getProperty(key)
+    case key if knownPrefix.exists(pre => key.startsWith(pre)) => "-D" + key + "=" + System.getProperty(key)
   }
 
   "-Xmx128m" :: properties
@@ -247,11 +244,15 @@ def multiJvmTestSettings: Seq[Setting[_]] = {
       executeTests in Test := {
         val testResults = (executeTests in Test).value
         val multiNodeResults = (executeTests in MultiJvm).value
-        val overall =
-          if (testResults.overall.id < multiNodeResults.overall.id)
-            multiNodeResults.overall
-          else
-            testResults.overall
+        import TestResult.{ Passed, Failed, Error }
+        val overall = (testResults.overall, multiNodeResults.overall) match {
+          case (Passed, Passed)                    => Passed
+          case (Failed, Failed)                    => Failed
+          case (Error, Error)                      => Error
+          case (Passed, Failed) | (Failed, Passed) => Failed
+          case (Passed, Error) | (Error, Passed)   => Error
+          case (Failed, Error) | (Error, Failed)   => Error
+        }
         Tests.Output(overall,
           testResults.events ++ multiNodeResults.events,
           testResults.summaries ++ multiNodeResults.summaries)
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ def macroCompileSettings: Seq[Setting[_]] = Seq(
   compile in Test ~= { a =>
     // Delete classes in "compile" packages after compiling.
     // These are used for compile-time tests and should be recompiled every time.
-    val products = a.relations.allProducts.toSeq ** new SimpleFileFilter(_.getParentFile.getName == "compile")
+    val products = (a.asInstanceOf[sbt.internal.inc.Analysis]).relations.allProducts.toSeq ** new SimpleFileFilter(_.getParentFile.getName == "compile")
     IO.delete(products.get)
     a
   }
@@ -370,9 +371,8 @@ val sbtScriptedProjects = Seq[Project](
 lazy val root = (project in file("."))
   .settings(name := "lagom")
   .settings(runtimeLibCommon: _*)
-  .enablePlugins(CrossPerProjectPlugin)
   .settings(
-    crossScalaVersions := Dependencies.ScalaVersions,
+    crossScalaVersions := Nil,
     scalaVersion := Dependencies.ScalaVersions.head,
     PgpKeys.publishSigned := {},
     publishLocal := {},
@@ -653,12 +653,12 @@ def forkedTests: Seq[Setting[_]] = Seq(
 def singleTestsGrouping(tests: Seq[TestDefinition]) = {
   // We could group non Cassandra tests into another group
   // to avoid new JVM for each test, see http://www.scala-sbt.org/release/docs/Testing.html
-  val javaOptions = Seq("-Xms256M", "-Xmx512M")
+  val javaOptions = Vector("-Xms256M", "-Xmx512M")
   tests map { test =>
     Tests.Group(
       name = test.name,
       tests = Seq(test),
-      runPolicy = Tests.SubProcess(ForkOptions(runJVMOptions = javaOptions))
+      runPolicy = Tests.SubProcess(ForkOptions().withRunJVMOptions(javaOptions))
     )
   }
 }
@@ -1093,10 +1093,9 @@ lazy val `sbt-build-tool-support` = (project in file("dev") / "build-tool-suppor
 lazy val `sbt-plugin` = (project in file("dev") / "sbt-plugin")
   .settings(common: _*)
   .settings(scriptedSettings: _*)
-  .enablePlugins(SbtPluginPlugins)
+  .enablePlugins(SbtPluginPlugins, SbtPlugin)
   .settings(
     name := "lagom-sbt-plugin",
-    sbtPlugin := true,
     crossScalaVersions := Dependencies.SbtScalaVersions,
     scalaVersion := Dependencies.SbtScalaVersions.head,
     sbtVersion in pluginCrossBuild := defineSbtVersion(scalaBinaryVersion.value),
@@ -1116,10 +1115,11 @@ lazy val `sbt-plugin` = (project in file("dev") / "sbt-plugin")
       val () = (publishLocal in `sbt-scripted-library`).value
     },
     publishTo := {
+      val old = publishTo.value
       if (isSnapshot.value) {
         // Bintray doesn't support publishing snapshots, publish to Sonatype snapshots instead
         Some(Opts.resolver.sonatypeSnapshots)
-      } else publishTo.value
+      } else old
     },
     publishMavenStyle := isSnapshot.value
   ).dependsOn(`sbt-build-tool-support`)
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ lazy val `maven-launcher` = (project in file("dev") / "maven-launcher")
       Dependencies.`maven-launcher`
     )
 
-def scriptedSettings: Seq[Setting[_]] = ScriptedPlugin.scriptedSettings ++
+def scriptedSettings: Seq[Setting[_]] =
   Seq(scriptedLaunchOpts += s"-Dproject.version=${version.value}") ++
   Seq(
     scripted := scripted.tag(Tags.Test).evaluated,
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ lazy val `maven-dependencies` = (project in file("dev") / "maven-dependencies")
               Dependencies.ScalaVersions.map { supportedVersion =>
                 // we are sure this won't be a None
                 val crossFunc =
-                  CrossVersion(new Binary(binaryScalaVersion), supportedVersion, binaryScalaVersion(supportedVersion)).get
+                  CrossVersion(Binary(), supportedVersion, CrossVersion.binaryScalaVersion(supportedVersion)).get
                 // convert artifactName to match the desired scala version
                 val artifactId = crossFunc(artifactName)
 
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ lazy val `maven-dependencies` = (project in file("dev") / "maven-dependencies")
                     // if it's a Scala dependency,
                     // generate <dependency> block for each supported scala version
                     Dependencies.ScalaVersions.map { supportedVersion =>
-                      val crossDep = CrossVersion(supportedVersion, binaryScalaVersion(supportedVersion))(dep)
+                      val crossDep = CrossVersion(supportedVersion, CrossVersion.binaryScalaVersion(supportedVersion))(dep)
                         <dependency>
                           <groupId>{crossDep.organization}</groupId>
                           <artifactId>{crossDep.name}</artifactId>
@@ -1277,11 +1277,11 @@ lazy val `maven-dependencies` = (project in file("dev") / "maven-dependencies")
             }
           </dependencies>
         </dependencyManagement>
-      }
-    ).settings(
+      },
       // This disables creating jar, source jar and javadocs, and will cause the packaging type to be "pom" when the
       // pom is created
-      Classpaths.defaultPackageKeys.map(key => publishArtifact in key := false): _*
+      Classpaths.defaultPackageKeys.map(key => publishArtifact in key := false),
+      publishMavenStyle := true, // Disable publishing ("delivering") the ivy.xml file
     )
 
 // This project doesn't get aggregated, it is only executed by the sbt-plugin scripted dependencies
diff --git a/docs/build.sbt b/docs/build.sbt
index c7c267f6c7..63e465ee27 100644
--- a/docs/build.sbt
+++ b/docs/build.sbt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ val HibernateVersion = "5.2.12.Final"
 val ValidationApiVersion = "2.0.1.Final"
 
 val branch = {
+  import scala.sys.process._
   val rev = "git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD".!!.trim
   if (rev == "HEAD") {
     // not on a branch, get the hash
@@ -128,12 +129,13 @@ def forkedTests: Seq[Setting[_]] = Seq(
 def singleTestsGrouping(tests: Seq[TestDefinition]) = {
   // We could group non Cassandra tests into another group
   // to avoid new JVM for each test, see https://www.scala-sbt.org/release/docs/Testing.html
-  val javaOptions = Seq("-Xms256M", "-Xmx512M")
+  val javaOptions = Vector("-Xms256M", "-Xmx512M")
   tests map { test =>
     new Tests.Group(
       name = test.name,
       tests = Seq(test),
-      runPolicy = Tests.SubProcess(javaOptions))
+      runPolicy = Tests.SubProcess(ForkOptions().withRunJVMOptions(javaOptions)),
+    )
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/manual/common/guide/devmode/code/dev-environment.sbt b/docs/manual/common/guide/devmode/code/dev-environment.sbt
index 5bf964559a..9a571c6f6f 100644
--- a/docs/manual/common/guide/devmode/code/dev-environment.sbt
+++ b/docs/manual/common/guide/devmode/code/dev-environment.sbt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ startElasticSearch in ThisBuild := {
     elasticsearch / "bin" / "elasticsearch"
   }
 
+  import scala.sys.process._
   val process = Process(binFile.getAbsolutePath, elasticsearch).run(log)
   log.info("Elastic search started on port 9200")
 
diff --git a/docs/project/build.properties b/docs/project/build.properties
index 133a8f197e..c0bab04941 100644
--- a/docs/project/build.properties
+++ b/docs/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=0.13.17
+sbt.version=1.2.8
diff --git a/docs/project/plugins.sbt b/docs/project/plugins.sbt
index 2ee13b5062..c53c32def6 100644
--- a/docs/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/docs/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@ lazy val plugins = (project in file(".")).dependsOn(dev)
 
 lazy val dev = ProjectRef(Path.fileProperty("user.dir").getParentFile, "sbt-plugin")
 
-resolvers += Resolver.typesafeIvyRepo("releases")
-addSbtPlugin("com.lightbend.markdown" %% "sbt-lightbend-markdown" % "1.6.1")
+addSbtPlugin("com.lightbend.markdown" %% "sbt-lightbend-markdown" % "1.7.0")
 
-// Needed for bintray configuration code samples
-addSbtPlugin("me.lessis" % "bintray-sbt" % "0.3.0")
+addSbtPlugin("org.foundweekends" % "sbt-bintray" % "0.5.4")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-web" % "1.2.2")
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-twirl" % "1.1.1")
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-less" % "1.1.1")
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-uglify" % "1.0.3")
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-web" % "1.4.4")
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-twirl" % "1.4.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-less" % "1.1.2")
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-uglify" % "2.0.0")
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index e1c40527a2..78b1b31a03 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ object Dependencies {
       "jackson-datatype-jdk8", "jackson-datatype-jsr310", "jackson-datatype-guava", "jackson-datatype-pcollections"
     )
 
-
-  val scalaParserCombinatorOverrides = Set(scalaParserCombinators)
+  val scalaParserCombinatorOverrides = Seq(scalaParserCombinators)
 
   // A whitelist of dependencies that Lagom is allowed to depend on, either directly or transitively.
   // This list is used to validate all of Lagom's dependencies.
diff --git a/project/Protobuf.scala b/project/Protobuf.scala
index a0f6737454..5f3d2ae69a 100644
--- a/project/Protobuf.scala
+++ b/project/Protobuf.scala
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 package lagom
 
 import sbt._
-import Process._
-import Keys._
+import sbt.Keys._
+import sbt.util.CacheStoreFactory
+import scala.sys.process._
 import com.typesafe.sbt.preprocess.Preprocess._
 
 import java.io.File
diff --git a/project/SbtMavenPlugin.scala b/project/SbtMavenPlugin.scala
index 8e05c10a6a..772ef796aa 100644
--- a/project/SbtMavenPlugin.scala
+++ b/project/SbtMavenPlugin.scala
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ object SbtMavenPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
         test.getName -> mavenExecutions.foldLeft(true) { (success, execution) =>
           if (success) {
             log.info(s"Executing mvn $execution")
-            val rc = Fork.java(ForkOptions(workingDirectory = Some(testDir)), args ++ execution.split(" +"))
+            val rc = Fork.java(ForkOptions().withWorkingDirectory(testDir), args ++ execution.split(" +"))
             rc == 0
           } else {
             false
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 133a8f197e..c0bab04941 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=0.13.17
+sbt.version=1.2.8
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 9723e48f0b..34bb63d092 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 buildInfoSettings
 sourceGenerators in Compile += buildInfo.taskValue
 
-libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-  "org.scala-sbt" % "scripted-plugin" % sbtVersion.value
-)
-
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-unidoc" % "0.3.3")
 addSbtPlugin("de.heikoseeberger" % "sbt-header" % "1.8.0")
 addSbtPlugin("org.xerial.sbt" % "sbt-sonatype" % "0.5.0")
@@ -17,9 +13,8 @@ addSbtPlugin("me.lessis" % "bintray-sbt" % "0.3.0")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-site" % "0.7.1")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalariform" % "sbt-scalariform" % "1.6.0")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-multi-jvm" % "0.3.8")
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbteclipse" % "sbteclipse-plugin" % "5.2.1")
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbteclipse" % "sbteclipse-plugin" % "5.2.4")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe" % "sbt-mima-plugin" % "0.3.0")
-addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-doge" % "0.1.5")
 
 addSbtPlugin("net.virtual-void" % "sbt-dependency-graph" % "0.8.2")
 addSbtPlugin("com.lightbend" % "sbt-whitesource" % "0.1.14")