diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 490d986..b3dc5bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <properties>
-        <play2.version>2.4.6</play2.version>
+        <play2.version>2.5.12</play2.version>
         <play2.plugin.version>1.0.0-rc5</play2.plugin.version>
         <scala.version>2.11.12</scala.version>
         <jackson.version>2.9.8</jackson.version>