diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 060b447c..e304cf45 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ env:
     # SONA_PASS
     - secure: "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"
 
+# temporary workaround til this gets fixed: https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci/issues/7703
+before_script:
+  - sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/sbt
+
 script: admin/build.sh
 
 jdk: oraclejdk8
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 55993d22..ab8dee8c 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-addSbtPlugin("org.scala-lang.modules" % "scala-module-plugin" % "1.0.8")
+addSbtPlugin("org.scala-lang.modules" % "sbt-scala-module" % "1.0.9")
 addSbtPlugin("de.heikoseeberger" % "sbt-header" % "1.8.0")