diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 1d1edcf3818..58be0835c1c 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ resolvers += Resolver.url(
   "lila-maven-sbt",
   url("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lichess-org/lila-maven/master")
 )(Resolver.ivyStylePatterns)
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % "2.9.11") // scala2 branch
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % "2.8.18-lila_1.26") // scala2 branch
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-scalafmt" % "2.6.1")