diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 3ae1bb77d..937a5cdf4 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ resolvers += Resolver.typesafeRepo("releases")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "interplay" % sys.props.get("interplay.version").getOrElse("2.1.4"))
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "play-docs-sbt-plugin" % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "2.8.0-RC2"))
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "play-docs-sbt-plugin" % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "2.8.0-RC5"))
 
 addSbtPlugin("pl.project13.scala" % "sbt-jmh" % "0.3.7")