a) change Play! version from
<properties> ... <play2.version>2.6.21</play2.version> </properties>
to
<properties> ... <play2.version>2.7.0</play2.version> </properties>
b) if using Ebean, upgrade play-ebean dependency version to 5.0.1
c) if using Slick, upgrade play-slick dependency version to 4.0.0