diff --git a/docs/project/build.properties b/docs/project/build.properties
index 563a014d..746ef5a2 100644
--- a/docs/project/build.properties
+++ b/docs/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.7.2
+sbt.version=1.8.0-RC1
diff --git a/docs/project/plugins.sbt b/docs/project/plugins.sbt
index 49462a85..befa0bc6 100644
--- a/docs/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/docs/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-lazy val plugins = (project in file("."))
-  .dependsOn(sbtTwirl)
-  .settings(
-    excludeDependencies += "com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-native-packager", // TODO: remove when Play switched to com.github.sbt
-    scalaVersion := "2.12.17", // TODO: remove when upgraded to sbt 1.8.0 (maybe even 1.7.2), see https://github.com/sbt/sbt/pull/7021
-  )
+lazy val plugins = (project in file(".")).dependsOn(sbtTwirl)
 
 lazy val sbtTwirl = ProjectRef(Path.fileProperty("user.dir").getParentFile, "plugin")
 
@@ -12,4 +7,3 @@ resolvers ++= DefaultOptions.resolvers(snapshot = true)
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "play-docs-sbt-plugin" % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "2.9.0-M2"))
 addSbtPlugin("de.heikoseeberger" % "sbt-header"           % "5.8.0")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta"     % "sbt-scalafmt"         % "2.4.6")
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt"    % "sbt-native-packager"  % "1.9.11") // TODO: remove when Play itself pulls in 1.9.11+
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 563a014d..746ef5a2 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.7.2
+sbt.version=1.8.0-RC1
diff --git a/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/compile/project/plugins.sbt b/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/compile/project/plugins.sbt
index a5ac4f10..8519640a 100644
--- a/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/compile/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/compile/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-lazy val plugins = (project in file(".")).settings(
-  scalaVersion := "2.12.17", // TODO: remove when upgraded to sbt 1.8.0 (maybe even 1.7.2), see https://github.com/sbt/sbt/pull/7021
-)
-
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-twirl" % sys.props("project.version"))
diff --git a/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/scalajs-compile/project/plugins.sbt b/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/scalajs-compile/project/plugins.sbt
index 4e842e37..7fe9e249 100644
--- a/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/scalajs-compile/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/sbt-twirl/src/sbt-test/twirl/scalajs-compile/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,6 +1,2 @@
-lazy val plugins = (project in file(".")).settings(
-  scalaVersion := "2.12.17", // TODO: remove when upgraded to sbt 1.8.0 (maybe even 1.7.2), see https://github.com/sbt/sbt/pull/7021
-)
-
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-twirl"   % sys.props("project.version"))
 addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js"      % "sbt-scalajs" % "1.11.0")