diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/PluginCross.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/PluginCross.scala
index ef6ca4a44..d84b5d251 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/PluginCross.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/PluginCross.scala
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ private[sbt] object PluginCross {
     VersionNumber(sv) match {
       case VersionNumber(Seq(0, 12, _*), _, _) => "2.9.2"
       case VersionNumber(Seq(0, 13, _*), _, _) => "2.10.7"
-      case VersionNumber(Seq(1, 0, _*), _, _)  => "2.12.7"
+      case VersionNumber(Seq(1, 0, _*), _, _)  => "2.12.8"
       case _                                   => sys.error(s"Unsupported sbt binary version: $sv")
     }
 }