diff --git a/docs/project/plugins.sbt b/docs/project/plugins.sbt
index 2f34eaec..e45d90e4 100644
--- a/docs/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/docs/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ lazy val sbtPlayEbean = ProjectRef(Path.fileProperty("user.dir").getParentFile,
 
 resolvers ++= DefaultOptions.resolvers(snapshot = true)
 
-addSbtPlugin("org.playframework" % "play-docs-sbt-plugin" % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "3.1.0-M2"))
+addSbtPlugin("org.playframework" % "play-docs-sbt-plugin" % sys.props.getOrElse("play.version", "3.1.0-M3"))
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.lightbend.sbt" % "sbt-java-formatter" % "0.8.0")