Check original Play! Framework migration documentation first.
a) change Play! version from
<properties>
...
<play2.version>2.1.5</play2.version>
</properties>
to
<properties>
...
<play2.version>2.2.6</play2.version>
</properties>
b) change groupId of all Play! dependencies from play
<dependency>
<groupId>play</groupId>
<artifactId>play-xxxx_2.10</artifactId>
<version>${play2.version}</version>
</dependency>
to com.typesafe.play
<dependency>
<groupId>com.typesafe.play</groupId>
<artifactId>play-xxxx_2.10</artifactId>
<version>${play2.version}</version>
</dependency>