diff --git a/launch/src/main/resources/sbt/sbt.boot.properties b/launch/src/main/resources/sbt/sbt.boot.properties
index 851660002d..8d2ee02895 100644
--- a/launch/src/main/resources/sbt/sbt.boot.properties
+++ b/launch/src/main/resources/sbt/sbt.boot.properties
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  project.name: quick=set(test), new=prompt(Name), fill=prompt(Name)
  project.organization: new=prompt(Organization)
  project.version: quick=set(1.0), new=prompt(Version)[1.0], fill=prompt(Version)[1.0]
- build.scala.versions: quick=set(2.7.7), new=prompt(Scala version)[2.7.7], fill=prompt(Scala version)[2.7.7]
+ build.scala.versions: quick=set(2.8.0), new=prompt(Scala version)[2.8.0], fill=prompt(Scala version)[2.8.0]
  sbt.version: quick=set(0.7.4), new=prompt(sbt version)[0.7.4], fill=prompt(sbt version)[0.7.4]
  project.scratch: quick=set(true)
  project.initialize: quick=set(true), new=set(true)
diff --git a/project/build/SbtProject.scala b/project/build/SbtProject.scala
index 5b3b9d3a7f..477b7303cd 100644
--- a/project/build/SbtProject.scala
+++ b/project/build/SbtProject.scala
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ abstract class SbtProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) with t
 	//testing
 	val scalacheck = "org.scala-tools.testing" %% "scalacheck" % "1.6" % "test"
 
-	val ivy = "org.apache.ivy" % "ivy" % "2.1.0" intransitive()
+	val ivy = "org.apache.ivy" % "ivy" % "2.2.0" intransitive()
 	val jsch = "com.jcraft" % "jsch" % "0.1.31" intransitive()
 	val jetty = "org.mortbay.jetty" % "jetty" % "6.1.14" % "optional"
 	val jettyplus = "org.mortbay.jetty" % "jetty-plus" % "6.1.14" % "optional"
diff --git a/project/build/XSbt.scala b/project/build/XSbt.scala
index 8438981887..2c91c7cff3 100644
--- a/project/build/XSbt.scala
+++ b/project/build/XSbt.scala
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class XSbt(info: ProjectInfo) extends ParentProject(info) with NoCrossPaths
 	class LaunchProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends Base(info) with TestWithIO with TestDependencies with ProguardLaunch with NoCrossPaths
 	{
 		val jline = jlineDep
-		val ivy = "org.apache.ivy" % "ivy" % "2.1.0"
+		val ivy = "org.apache.ivy" % "ivy" % "2.2.0"
 		override def deliverProjectDependencies = Nil
 
 		// defines the package that proguard operates on
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class XSbt(info: ProjectInfo) extends ParentProject(info) with NoCrossPaths
 	}
 	class IvyProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends Base(info) with TestWithIO with TestWithLog with TestWithLaunch
 	{
-		val ivy = "org.apache.ivy" % "ivy" % "2.1.0"
+		val ivy = "org.apache.ivy" % "ivy" % "2.2.0"
 	}
 	abstract class BaseInterfaceProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) with ManagedBase with TestWithLog with Component with JavaProject
 	class InterfaceProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends BaseInterfaceProject(info)
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ class XSbt(info: ProjectInfo) extends ParentProject(info) with NoCrossPaths
 		
 		// sub projects for each version of Scala to precompile against other than the one sbt is built against
 		// each sub project here will add ~100k to the download
-		lazy val precompiled28 = precompiledSub("2.8.0.RC2")
+		lazy val precompiled280 = precompiledSub("2.8.0")
+		lazy val precompiled281 = precompiledSub("2.8.1.RC2")
 
 		def precompiledSub(v: String) = 
 			project(info.projectPath, "Precompiled " + v, new Precompiled(v)(_), cip.info.dependencies.toSeq : _* /*doesn't include subprojects of cip*/ )