diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 563f58c..0034226 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   tests:
     name: Tests
-    uses: playframework/.github/.github/workflows/cmd.yml@v2
+    uses: playframework/.github/.github/workflows/cmd.yml@v3
     with:
-      java: 11, 8
+      java: 17, 11
       cmd: sbt test g8Test
 
   finish:
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     needs: # Should be last
       - "tests"
-    uses: playframework/.github/.github/workflows/rtm.yml@v2
+    uses: playframework/.github/.github/workflows/rtm.yml@v3
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 6c66810..b238fd6 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ lazy val root = (project in file(".")).
     Test / test := {
       val _ = (Test / g8Test).toTask("").value
     },
-    scriptedLaunchOpts ++= List("-Xms1024m", "-Xmx1024m", "-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=128m", "-XX:MaxPermSize=256m", "-Xss2m", "-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8"),
+    scriptedLaunchOpts ++= List("-Xms1024m", "-Xmx1024m", "-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=128m", "-Xss2m", "-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8"),
   ).enablePlugins(ScriptedPlugin)
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 43c6ee3..3fc1ec8 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-addSbtPlugin("org.foundweekends.giter8" % "sbt-giter8" % "0.14.0")
+lazy val plugins = (project in file(".")).settings(
+  scalaVersion := "2.12.17", // TODO: remove when upgraded to sbt 1.8.0 (maybe even 1.7.2), see https://github.com/sbt/sbt/pull/7021
+)
+
+addSbtPlugin("org.foundweekends.giter8" % "sbt-giter8" % "0.16.0")
diff --git a/src/main/g8/default.properties b/src/main/g8/default.properties
index 79edc5b..817e8c4 100644
--- a/src/main/g8/default.properties
+++ b/src/main/g8/default.properties
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ organization=com.example
 verbatim=*.css *.js *.png logback.xml
 # We use `play-exceptions` artifact as undependend of Scala version
 # just to find the latest version of Play in Maven Central
-play_version = maven(com.typesafe.play, play-exceptions, stable)
+play_version = maven(com.typesafe.play, play-exceptions)
 scala_version = maven(org.scala-lang, scala-library, stable)
diff --git a/src/main/g8/project/plugins.sbt b/src/main/g8/project/plugins.sbt
index f25fb2a..a6face8 100644
--- a/src/main/g8/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/src/main/g8/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+lazy val plugins = (project in file(".")).settings(
+  scalaVersion := "2.12.17", // TODO: remove when upgraded to sbt 1.8.0 (maybe even 1.7.2), see https://github.com/sbt/sbt/pull/7021
+)
+
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % "$play_version$")
-addSbtPlugin("org.foundweekends.giter8" % "sbt-giter8-scaffold" % "0.13.1")
+addSbtPlugin("org.foundweekends.giter8" % "sbt-giter8-scaffold" % "0.16.0")