diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 6504f10d29..3bf53f0dd3 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ ThisBuild / scalafixScalaBinaryVersion := scalaBinaryVersion.value
 scalaVersion := Dependencies.allScalaVersions.head
 
 ThisBuild / apacheSonatypeProjectProfile := "pekko"
+sourceDistName := "incubator-pekko"
 
 enablePlugins(
   UnidocRoot,
@@ -103,11 +104,9 @@ lazy val root = Project(id = "pekko", base = file("."))
       docs,
       serialversionRemoverPlugin))
   .settings(
-    Compile / headerCreate / unmanagedSources := (baseDirectory.value / "project").**("*.scala").get,
-    sourceDistName := "incubator-pekko")
+    Compile / headerCreate / unmanagedSources := (baseDirectory.value / "project").**("*.scala").get)
   .settings(PekkoBuild.welcomeSettings)
   .enablePlugins(CopyrightHeaderForBuild)
-  .enablePlugins(SourceDistPlugin)
 
 lazy val actor = pekkoModule("actor")
   .settings(Dependencies.actor)
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 7297890a2f..62d4406057 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ addSbtPlugin("net.bzzt" % "sbt-reproducible-builds" % "0.30")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.10")
 addSbtPlugin("com.lightbend.sbt" % "sbt-publish-rsync" % "0.2")
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.pjfanning" % "sbt-source-dist" % "0.1.2")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.pjfanning" % "sbt-source-dist" % "0.1.5")
 addSbtPlugin("org.mdedetrich" % "sbt-apache-sonatype" % "0.1.1")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.reibitto" % "sbt-welcome" % "0.2.2")