diff --git a/project/build.scala b/project/build.scala
index b3e4ba4ab..82e6e13aa 100644
--- a/project/build.scala
+++ b/project/build.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ import Keys._
 
 object SbtExtras extends Build {
   // This build creates a SBT plugin with handy features *and* bundles the SBT script for distribution.
-  val root = Project("sbt-packaging", file(".")) settings(Packaging.settings:_*)
+  val root = Project("sbt-packaging", file(".")) settings(Packaging.settings:_*) settings(
+    sbtVersion <<= sbtVersion apply { v =>
+      sys.props.getOrElse("sbt.build.version", v)
+    }
+  )
 
   val meta = Project("metapackage", file("metapackage")) settings(MetaPackaging.settings(root):_*)
 }
diff --git a/project/project/plugins.scala b/project/project/plugins.scala
index b9561d413..5ce8cb116 100644
--- a/project/project/plugins.scala
+++ b/project/project/plugins.scala
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ object PluginBuild extends Build {
   val root = Project("root", file(".")) settings(
     resolvers += Resolver.url("scalasbt", new URL("http://scalasbt.artifactoryonline.com/scalasbt/sbt-plugin-releases"))(Resolver.ivyStylePatterns),
     addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe" % "sbt-native-packager" % "0.4.3"),
-    libraryDependencies += "net.databinder" %% "dispatch-http" % "0.8.6"
+    libraryDependencies += "net.databinder" % "dispatch-http_2.9.1" % "0.8.6"
   )
 }