diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index b88d3589eb..67110d1aa7 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ resolvers += Classpaths.typesafeResolver
 
 resolvers += "jgit-repo" at "http://download.eclipse.org/jgit/maven"
 
+// need this to resolve http://jcenter.bintray.com/org/jenkins-ci/jenkins/1.26/
+// which is used by plugin "org.kohsuke" % "github-api" % "1.68"
+resolvers += "Bintray Jcenter" at "http://jcenter.bintray.com"
+
 // these comment markers are for including code into the docs
 //#sbt-multi-jvm
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-multi-jvm" % "0.3.8")