diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 08ab853dc..d2a0e91e5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ npm-debug.log
 metals.sbt
 launcher-package/citest/freshly-baked
 .vscode
+sbt-launch.jar
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 8b9a0b0ab..e8a1e246e 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.8.0
+sbt.version=1.9.7