diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 64cf32f7f9..d6e35076cc 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.1.4
+sbt.version=1.1.6
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 698ff7d926..75a5a0431a 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-addSbtPlugin("org.scala-sbt" % "sbt-houserules" % "0.3.6")
+addSbtPlugin("org.scala-sbt" % "sbt-houserules" % "0.3.7")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scala-sbt" % "sbt-contraband" % "0.4.0")
 addSbtPlugin("pl.project13.scala" % "sbt-jmh" % "0.3.3")
 addSbtPlugin("de.heikoseeberger" % "sbt-header" % "3.0.2")