diff --git a/community-build/community-projects/betterfiles b/community-build/community-projects/betterfiles
index 0ab941360880..d098f2799092 160000
--- a/community-build/community-projects/betterfiles
+++ b/community-build/community-projects/betterfiles
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0ab941360880095419183309b0b9b3363eb1ad00
+Subproject commit d098f279909246243643ba3b85f3520a24c377af
diff --git a/community-build/community-projects/cats-effect-3 b/community-build/community-projects/cats-effect-3
index 3a32c0e5b7b6..1d425e6efdf8 160000
--- a/community-build/community-projects/cats-effect-3
+++ b/community-build/community-projects/cats-effect-3
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3a32c0e5b7b61665e5bb94ccf0ed92beb66615dd
+Subproject commit 1d425e6efdf8aee619a4a906e950473c51f78161
diff --git a/community-build/community-projects/cats-mtl b/community-build/community-projects/cats-mtl
index 149f002c8774..0ab7aa1cc8a0 160000
--- a/community-build/community-projects/cats-mtl
+++ b/community-build/community-projects/cats-mtl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 149f002c8774b61df87cb846455d94ae858b3b54
+Subproject commit 0ab7aa1cc8a087693b2b04c8a9cb63f69f4af54a
diff --git a/community-build/community-projects/fs2 b/community-build/community-projects/fs2
index ac5275baf33b..6d7c6d6924cb 160000
--- a/community-build/community-projects/fs2
+++ b/community-build/community-projects/fs2
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ac5275baf33b03da0a461b5de735ee6a1f5a524e
+Subproject commit 6d7c6d6924cb055028458ac8236622190acf66d1
diff --git a/community-build/community-projects/http4s b/community-build/community-projects/http4s
index c3d46f561ed1..aa85f5f2e660 160000
--- a/community-build/community-projects/http4s
+++ b/community-build/community-projects/http4s
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c3d46f561ed1026ae54e1acbd5e4730f0498ea93
+Subproject commit aa85f5f2e660d1d4370d90316333718fd6517051
diff --git a/community-build/community-projects/play-json b/community-build/community-projects/play-json
index 356b7044ed3e..b2b7f8b834a4 160000
--- a/community-build/community-projects/play-json
+++ b/community-build/community-projects/play-json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 356b7044ed3efd6cf9350eb9930be6abd4906b6e
+Subproject commit b2b7f8b834a405ec6ba5455dc345b754fab21e8f
diff --git a/community-build/community-projects/stdLib213 b/community-build/community-projects/stdLib213
index 986dcc160aab..1a2521996bad 160000
--- a/community-build/community-projects/stdLib213
+++ b/community-build/community-projects/stdLib213
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 986dcc160aab85298f6cab0bf8dd0345497cdc01
+Subproject commit 1a2521996badfe4cb3d9b8cdecefacb1251faeb9
diff --git a/community-build/src/scala/dotty/communitybuild/projects.scala b/community-build/src/scala/dotty/communitybuild/projects.scala
index 52155189a31f..fe3f5cfed5a2 100644
--- a/community-build/src/scala/dotty/communitybuild/projects.scala
+++ b/community-build/src/scala/dotty/communitybuild/projects.scala
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ final case class SbtCommunityProject(
       case Some(ivyHome) => List(s"-Dsbt.ivy.home=$ivyHome")
       case _ => Nil
     extraSbtArgs ++ sbtProps ++ List(
-      "-sbt-version", "1.7.1",
+      "-sbt-version", "1.8.0",
       "-Dsbt.supershell=false",
       s"-Ddotty.communitybuild.dir=$communitybuildDir",
       s"--addPluginSbtFile=$sbtPluginFilePath"
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 3708ec528c79..1dbf732a5b6e 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ object Dependencies {
     "com.vladsch.flexmark" % "flexmark-ext-yaml-front-matter" % flexmarkVersion,
   )
 
-  val newCompilerInterface = "org.scala-sbt" % "compiler-interface" % "1.7.1"
+  val newCompilerInterface = "org.scala-sbt" % "compiler-interface" % "1.8.0"
   val oldCompilerInterface = "org.scala-sbt" % "compiler-interface" % "1.3.5"
 }
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 22af2628c413..8b9a0b0ab037 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.7.1
+sbt.version=1.8.0
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 5d33ce778e74..aba843ca2c3c 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 //
 // e.g. addSbtPlugin("com.github.mpeltonen" % "sbt-idea" % "1.1.0")
 
+// some plugins haven't moved to scala-xml 2.x yet
+libraryDependencySchemes +=
+  "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-xml" % VersionScheme.Always
+
 addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js" % "sbt-scalajs" % "1.12.0")
 
 addSbtPlugin("org.xerial.sbt" % "sbt-sonatype" % "3.9.10")
diff --git a/sbt-test/sbt-dotty/dotty-knowledge.i17/project/build.properties b/sbt-test/sbt-dotty/dotty-knowledge.i17/project/build.properties
index 22af2628c413..8b9a0b0ab037 100644
--- a/sbt-test/sbt-dotty/dotty-knowledge.i17/project/build.properties
+++ b/sbt-test/sbt-dotty/dotty-knowledge.i17/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.7.1
+sbt.version=1.8.0
diff --git a/semanticdb/project/build.properties b/semanticdb/project/build.properties
index 22af2628c413..8b9a0b0ab037 100644
--- a/semanticdb/project/build.properties
+++ b/semanticdb/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.7.1
+sbt.version=1.8.0
diff --git a/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline-api-hash/project/build.properties b/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline-api-hash/project/build.properties
index 22af2628c413..8b9a0b0ab037 100644
--- a/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline-api-hash/project/build.properties
+++ b/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline-api-hash/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.7.1
+sbt.version=1.8.0
diff --git a/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline/project/build.properties b/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline/project/build.properties
index 22af2628c413..8b9a0b0ab037 100644
--- a/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline/project/build.properties
+++ b/tests/cmdTest-sbt-tests/sourcepath-with-inline/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.7.1
+sbt.version=1.8.0