diff --git a/docs/project/plugins.sbt b/docs/project/plugins.sbt
index b8f8624c..bc226425 100644
--- a/docs/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/docs/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ lazy val sbtTwirl = ProjectRef(Path.fileProperty("user.dir").getParentFile, "plu
 
 resolvers ++= DefaultOptions.resolvers(snapshot = true)
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "play-docs-sbt-plugin" % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "2.9.0-RC3"))
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "play-docs-sbt-plugin" % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "2.9.0"))
 addSbtPlugin("de.heikoseeberger" % "sbt-header"           % "5.10.0")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta"     % "sbt-scalafmt"         % "2.5.2")