diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c19b49edf..4b02fac0b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ RUNNING_PID
 generated.keystore
 generated.truststore
 *.log
+.bsp/
 
 # Scala-IDE specific
 .scala_dependencies
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index baf5ff3ec..3161d2146 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.5.7
+sbt.version=1.6.1