diff --git a/dev/mima b/dev/mima
index 85b09dbb1bf20..5501589b7900a 100755
--- a/dev/mima
+++ b/dev/mima
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ $JAVA_CMD \
   -cp "$TOOLS_CLASSPATH:$OLD_DEPS_CLASSPATH" \
   org.apache.spark.tools.GenerateMIMAIgnore
 
-echo -e "q\n" | build/sbt -DcopyDependencies=false "$@" mimaReportBinaryIssues | grep -v -e "info.*Resolving"
+echo -e "q\n" | build/sbt -mem 4096 -DcopyDependencies=false "$@" mimaReportBinaryIssues | grep -v -e "info.*Resolving"
 ret_val=$?
 
 if [ $ret_val != 0 ]; then
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index d339865ab915a..b19518fd7aa1c 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-sbt.version=0.13.13
+sbt.version=0.13.16
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 84d123999085e..2b49c297ff9cb 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,25 +1,34 @@
+// need to make changes to uptake sbt 1.0 support in "com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-assembly" % "1.14.5"
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-assembly" % "0.11.2")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbteclipse" % "sbteclipse-plugin" % "5.0.1")
+// sbt 1.0.0 support: https://github.com/typesafehub/sbteclipse/issues/343
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbteclipse" % "sbteclipse-plugin" % "5.1.0")
 
+// sbt 1.0.0 support: https://github.com/jrudolph/sbt-dependency-graph/issues/134
 addSbtPlugin("net.virtual-void" % "sbt-dependency-graph" % "0.8.2")
 
+// need to make changes to uptake sbt 1.0 support in "org.scalastyle" %% "scalastyle-sbt-plugin" % "0.9.0"
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalastyle" %% "scalastyle-sbt-plugin" % "0.8.0")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe" % "sbt-mima-plugin" % "0.1.12")
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe" % "sbt-mima-plugin" % "0.1.17")
 
+// sbt 1.0.0 support: https://github.com/AlpineNow/junit_xml_listener/issues/6
 addSbtPlugin("com.alpinenow" % "junit_xml_listener" % "0.5.1")
 
+// need to make changes to uptake sbt 1.0 support in "com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-unidoc" % "0.4.1"
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-unidoc" % "0.3.3")
 
+// need to make changes to uptake sbt 1.0 support in "com.cavorite" % "sbt-avro-1-7" % "1.1.2"
 addSbtPlugin("com.cavorite" % "sbt-avro" % "0.3.2")
 
+// sbt 1.0.0 support: https://github.com/spray/sbt-revolver/issues/62
 addSbtPlugin("io.spray" % "sbt-revolver" % "0.8.0")
 
 libraryDependencies += "org.ow2.asm"  % "asm" % "5.1"
 
 libraryDependencies += "org.ow2.asm"  % "asm-commons" % "5.1"
 
+// sbt 1.0.0 support: https://github.com/ihji/sbt-antlr4/issues/14
 addSbtPlugin("com.simplytyped" % "sbt-antlr4" % "0.7.11")
 
 // Spark uses a custom fork of the sbt-pom-reader plugin which contains a patch to fix issues