diff --git a/play-java-rest-api-example/project/plugins.sbt b/play-java-rest-api-example/project/plugins.sbt
index 3c0d79bed..7e72e61d1 100644
--- a/play-java-rest-api-example/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/play-java-rest-api-example/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % "2.9.0-M6")
 
 // Load testing tool:
 // http://gatling.io/docs/2.2.2/extensions/sbt_plugin.html
-addSbtPlugin("io.gatling" % "gatling-sbt" % "4.3.3")
+addSbtPlugin("io.gatling" % "gatling-sbt" % "4.4.0")
diff --git a/play-scala-rest-api-example/project/plugins.sbt b/play-scala-rest-api-example/project/plugins.sbt
index 8dc4ec44e..d3ec6b97a 100644
--- a/play-scala-rest-api-example/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/play-scala-rest-api-example/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.lightbend.paradox" % "sbt-paradox" % "0.10.5")
 
 // Load testing tool:
 // http://gatling.io/docs/2.2.2/extensions/sbt_plugin.html
-addSbtPlugin("io.gatling" % "gatling-sbt" % "4.3.3")
+addSbtPlugin("io.gatling" % "gatling-sbt" % "4.4.0")
 
 // Scala formatting: "sbt scalafmt"
 addSbtPlugin("com.lucidchart" % "sbt-scalafmt" % "1.16")