diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 64317fd..133a8f1 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=0.13.15
+sbt.version=0.13.17
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 6fcc935..cb33fa2 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-git" % "0.6.2")
 
-// incompatible with sbt-gpg (https://github.com/softprops/bintray-sbt/pull/10)
-//   JZ: is this still true after updating to 0.3.0?
-// lrytz: I tried upgrading to "org.foundweekends" % "sbt-bintray" % "0.4.0" but got a linkage error
-//   [error] (*:bintrayEnsureBintrayPackageExists) java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.json4s.Formats.emptyValueStrategy()Lorg/json4s/prefs/EmptyValueStrategy;
-addSbtPlugin("me.lessis" % "bintray-sbt" % "0.3.0")
+addSbtPlugin("org.foundweekends" % "sbt-bintray" % "0.5.4")