diff --git a/dev/release.py b/dev/release.py
index b0853695..6483b47e 100755
--- a/dev/release.py
+++ b/dev/release.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 PUBLISH_MODES = {
     "local": "publishLocal",
     "m2": "publishM2",
-    "spark-package-publish": "spPublish",
+    "spark-package-publish": "spDist",
 }
 PUBLISH_DOCS_DEFAULT = True
 
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 89f028f9..3e97ca0f 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // You may use this file to add plugin dependencies for sbt.
 resolvers += "Spark Packages repo" at "https://dl.bintray.com/spark-packages/maven/"
-addSbtPlugin("org.spark-packages" %% "sbt-spark-package" % "0.2.5")
+addSbtPlugin("org.spark-packages" %% "sbt-spark-package" % "0.2.6")
 // scalacOptions in (Compile,doc) := Seq("-groups", "-implicits")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-scoverage" % "1.5.0")