diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 28c13898..6d2c53d1 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ resolvers ++= Seq(
 
 addSbtPlugin("org.tpolecat" % "tut-plugin" % "0.6.11")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.gseitz" % "sbt-release" % "1.0.11")
-addSbtPlugin("org.xerial.sbt" % "sbt-sonatype" % "2.1")
+addSbtPlugin("org.xerial.sbt" % "sbt-sonatype" % "2.5")
 addSbtPlugin("com.jsuereth" % "sbt-pgp" % "1.1.2")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-scoverage" % "1.6.0")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-coveralls" % "1.2.7")