diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 0cc8941..8d4baeb 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ name := "sbt-release"
 homepage := Some(url("https://github.com/sbt/sbt-release"))
 licenses := Seq("Apache-2.0" -> url("http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0"))
 
-// Don't update crossSbtVersions!
-// https://github.com/sbt/sbt/issues/5049
-crossSbtVersions := Vector("1.1.6")
 publishMavenStyle := true
 scalacOptions ++= Seq("-deprecation", "-feature", "-language:implicitConversions")
 
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 0837f7a..9edb75b 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.3.13
+sbt.version=1.5.4
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/command-line-version-numbers/build.sbt b/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/command-line-version-numbers/build.sbt
index 23b2b0a..2633904 100644
--- a/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/command-line-version-numbers/build.sbt
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/command-line-version-numbers/build.sbt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import ReleaseTransformations._
 import sbt.complete.DefaultParsers._
 
+name := "command-line-version-numbers"
+
 publishTo := Some(Resolver.file("file",  new File( "." )) )
 
 releaseProcess := Seq[ReleaseStep](
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/cross/test b/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/cross/test
index db453e3..9284d8d 100644
--- a/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/cross/test
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/cross/test
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ $ exec git init .
 $ exec git add .
 $ exec git commit -m init
 
+> reload
+
 > release with-defaults
 $ exists target/scala-2.11
 -$ exists target/scala-2.10
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/exit-code/test b/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/exit-code/test
index 1021fd1..afaa2de 100644
--- a/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/exit-code/test
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/exit-code/test
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ $ exec git init .
 $ exec git add .
 $ exec git commit -m init
 
+> reload
+
 > checkExitCodes
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/mercurial/test b/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/mercurial/test
index 83b3dbd..80f4fb3 100644
--- a/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/mercurial/test
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/mercurial/test
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ $ exec hg init .
 $ exec hg add .
 $ exec hg commit -m init
 
+> reload
+
 > release with-defaults
 $ exists target/scala-2.11
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/skip-tests/test b/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/skip-tests/test
index 1a19d3a..1336694 100644
--- a/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/skip-tests/test
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/skip-tests/test
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ $ exec git init .
 $ exec git add .
 $ exec git commit -m init
 
+> reload
+
 -> release with-defaults
 
 > release with-defaults skip-tests
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/tag-default/test b/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/tag-default/test
index 0783602..fd725a6 100644
--- a/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/tag-default/test
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/tag-default/test
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ $ exec git init .
 $ exec git add .
 $ exec git commit -m init
 
+> reload
+
 #prerequisite for the use case covered
 $ exec git tag v0.1.0
 
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/with-defaults/test b/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/with-defaults/test
index 7c68057..07a0c8f 100644
--- a/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/with-defaults/test
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-release/with-defaults/test
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ $ exec git init .
 $ exec git add .
 $ exec git commit -m init
 
+> reload
+
 -> release
 > release with-defaults