diff --git a/community-build/src/scala/dotty/communitybuild/projects.scala b/community-build/src/scala/dotty/communitybuild/projects.scala
index fe3f5cfed5a2..1349c3adc3b9 100644
--- a/community-build/src/scala/dotty/communitybuild/projects.scala
+++ b/community-build/src/scala/dotty/communitybuild/projects.scala
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ final case class SbtCommunityProject(
       case Some(ivyHome) => List(s"-Dsbt.ivy.home=$ivyHome")
       case _ => Nil
     extraSbtArgs ++ sbtProps ++ List(
-      "-sbt-version", "1.8.0",
+      "-sbt-version", "1.8.2",
       "-Dsbt.supershell=false",
       s"-Ddotty.communitybuild.dir=$communitybuildDir",
       s"--addPluginSbtFile=$sbtPluginFilePath"
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 8b9a0b0ab037..46e43a97ed86 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.8.0
+sbt.version=1.8.2
diff --git a/sbt-test/sbt-dotty/dotty-knowledge.i17/project/build.properties b/sbt-test/sbt-dotty/dotty-knowledge.i17/project/build.properties
index 8b9a0b0ab037..46e43a97ed86 100644
--- a/sbt-test/sbt-dotty/dotty-knowledge.i17/project/build.properties
+++ b/sbt-test/sbt-dotty/dotty-knowledge.i17/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.8.0
+sbt.version=1.8.2
diff --git a/semanticdb/project/build.properties b/semanticdb/project/build.properties
index 8b9a0b0ab037..46e43a97ed86 100644
--- a/semanticdb/project/build.properties
+++ b/semanticdb/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.8.0
+sbt.version=1.8.2
diff --git a/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline-api-hash/project/build.properties b/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline-api-hash/project/build.properties
index 8b9a0b0ab037..46e43a97ed86 100644
--- a/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline-api-hash/project/build.properties
+++ b/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline-api-hash/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.8.0
+sbt.version=1.8.2
diff --git a/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline/project/build.properties b/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline/project/build.properties
index 8b9a0b0ab037..46e43a97ed86 100644
--- a/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline/project/build.properties
+++ b/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.8.0
+sbt.version=1.8.2