diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ad1942..e17ab0e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ addSbtPlugin("ch.epfl.lamp" % "sbt-dotty" % "0.4.6")
 sbt.version=1.3.13
 ```
 
-Older versions of sbt are not supported.
+Older versions of sbt are not supported.  Newer versions (e.g. in the 1.4.x series) also work.
 
 
 ### build.sbt
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 0837f7a..7de0a93 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.3.13
+sbt.version=1.4.4