diff --git a/.travis/script.sh b/.travis/script.sh
index 94f4480..3c9636f 100755
--- a/.travis/script.sh
+++ b/.travis/script.sh
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ else
     LAST_BOOTSTRAP_VERSION=0
 fi
 
-# PLUGINS_BASE="abgate artyfx caps die-plugins fomp mda"
-# PLUGINS_CROSS="blop dpf-plugins ninjas2"
+# PLUGINS_BASE="abgate artyfx caps fomp mda"
+# PLUGINS_CROSS="blop dpf-plugins"
 # PLUGINS_DISTRHO="distrho-ports-arctican distrho-ports-drowaudio distrho-ports-tal-plugins"
 
 # TODO
+# die-plugins: hangs during fluidsynth runtime check
 # ninjas2: need to put http://kxstudio.sf.net/ns/lv2ext/props#NonAutomable spec somewhere
 
 # only build full set of distrho-ports if we have previously cached builds, otherwise we time-out in travis
diff --git a/setup/versions.sh b/setup/versions.sh
index fac39e3..33ca43a 100644
--- a/setup/versions.sh
+++ b/setup/versions.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LIBVORBIS_VERSION=1.3.7
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # plugins
 
-CARLA_VERSION=1e7c7dc4bd4da0a6593d096e3ea525321b0983cc
+CARLA_VERSION=8cd86796986cdc3807b22cb6cfceb92f198e3834
 KXSTUDIO_LV2_EXTENSIONS_VERSION=fae65fbc173cd2c4367e85917a6ef97280532d88
 LILV_VERSION=0.24.12
 LV2_VERSION=1.18.0