diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7cc72811d..ec7b8e443 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-chef v0.0.2
 	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-cloudstack v0.0.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-converge v0.0.1
-	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-digitalocean v0.0.1
+	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-digitalocean v0.0.2
 	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-docker v0.0.7
 	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-googlecompute v0.0.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-hcloud v0.0.1
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-puppet v0.0.2
 	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-qemu v0.0.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-scaleway v0.0.1
-	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk v0.2.2
+	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk v0.2.3
 	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-tencentcloud v0.0.1
-	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-triton v0.0.0-20210421085122-768dd7c764d9
+	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-triton v0.0.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-ucloud v0.0.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-vagrant v0.0.3
 	github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox v0.0.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1cde9041b..4bf506983 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-cloudstack v0.0.1 h1:BF9nXRlA0xQV5W/+CoLjWn0a
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-cloudstack v0.0.1/go.mod h1:fx13TY2szz6cm2e99xzU3gQzKdGVwysxY2TyKr0r8MQ=
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-converge v0.0.1 h1:cjrNt2Q/BuSH2o2bpNV91DhWYSTN7vb4LwxwFXULcok=
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-converge v0.0.1/go.mod h1:3Rm0fAiVwFriSRrwt3dsuKInYYzuOa6tqPFGMOW7noI=
-github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-digitalocean v0.0.1 h1:dkRePO1ojRgoTCtexg6FtaH2kO5xOzEwdI+yoJdToh8=
-github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-digitalocean v0.0.1/go.mod h1:CgUqpMLQfVEntLDSH4cDh/wu6X8A/ARs1eUjRGaJMD4=
+github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-digitalocean v0.0.2 h1:Ol0RGXWhgPJWttQ6Kr2YM0Xg96I+C+nUdImju7p4pzs=
+github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-digitalocean v0.0.2/go.mod h1:7vr6liuX15/O8NCIpL1cSCrPHEbKsDTFedrzXR+6YGk=
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-docker v0.0.7 h1:hMTrH7vrkFIjphtbbtpuzffTzSjMNgxayo2DPLz9y+c=
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-docker v0.0.7/go.mod h1:IpeKlwOSy2kdgQcysqd3gCsoqjME9jtmpFoKxn7RRNI=
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-googlecompute v0.0.1 h1:Shjio88MraB+ocj0VI5+M65r4UBKbYI4eCqLNyPXKEo=
@@ -610,12 +610,13 @@ github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk v0.1.3-0.20210407232143-c217d82aefb6/go.m
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk v0.1.3/go.mod h1:xePpgQgQYv/bamiypx3hH9ukidxDdcN8q0R0wLi8IEQ=
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk v0.1.4/go.mod h1:xePpgQgQYv/bamiypx3hH9ukidxDdcN8q0R0wLi8IEQ=
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk v0.2.0/go.mod h1:0DiOMEBldmB0HEhp0npFSSygC8bIvW43pphEgWkp2WU=
-github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk v0.2.2 h1:z0y0mIk4LoGHleheFNuAjw1/mOoaUPdXSTErICgOBYk=
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk v0.2.2/go.mod h1:MAOhxLneNh27t6N6SMyRcIR5qSE86e6yYCcEfRScwIE=
+github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk v0.2.3 h1:Z/GEaZXweNCvjKXuHTlBffLDfah1GYwucZGjIz/eULA=
+github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk v0.2.3/go.mod h1:MAOhxLneNh27t6N6SMyRcIR5qSE86e6yYCcEfRScwIE=
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-tencentcloud v0.0.1 h1:DR7GETCzrK/DPFMUPbULIklCxwGhstbbz6pl+2S+UnM=
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-tencentcloud v0.0.1/go.mod h1:FmdacMLvDKiT6OdMAc2x4LXtqu/soLApH3jF57SWOik=
-github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-triton v0.0.0-20210421085122-768dd7c764d9 h1:No5oPI9Wa7FhTKkFJwI3hcfUVvEpgPC8QMcG9l/Vxzo=
-github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-triton v0.0.0-20210421085122-768dd7c764d9/go.mod h1:XOAIiWYLbctBOsu41it/cL/ZjULAZ05YBhFm4H4M/lA=
+github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-triton v0.0.1 h1:1JiFoY/rVvZzZtleDES+mQ5ln5AeW0GGD9ZuFIeQAjU=
+github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-triton v0.0.1/go.mod h1:XOAIiWYLbctBOsu41it/cL/ZjULAZ05YBhFm4H4M/lA=
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-ucloud v0.0.1 h1:SC2F1BuXb6dKhY6fRdmAqTkuc17jlBIu/Ut0URJy8TU=
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-ucloud v0.0.1/go.mod h1:xyMMmi/UPqFV3GT4eeX7wIqdoncNyrNuvdylnEQl1RU=
 github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-vagrant v0.0.3 h1:BT8l8PM6TBawBRuhpvyuA4QSW9/FvE7rhGgVaiRpXz8=
diff --git a/scripts/upgrade_plugins.sh b/scripts/upgrade_plugins.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d2f6d2502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/upgrade_plugins.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/bin/zsh
+
+## This script is to be run before a Packer release in order to update
+## all vendored plugins to the latest available release.
+## The SDK is included in the plugin list and will be upgraded as well if a
+## newest version is available.
+## This script should be run in packer's root.
+
+declare -a plugins=(
+	"alicloud"
+	"amazon"
+	"ansible"
+	"chef"
+	"cloudstack"
+	"converge"
+	"digitalocean"
+	"docker"
+	"googlecompute"
+	"hcloud"
+	"hyperone"
+	"hyperv"
+	"jdcloud"
+	"linode"
+	"lxc"
+	"lxd"
+	"ncloud"
+	"openstack"
+	"oracle"
+	"outscale"
+	"parallels"
+	"proxmox"
+	"puppet"
+	"qemu"
+	"scaleway"
+	"sdk"
+	"tencentcloud"
+	"triton"
+	"ucloud"
+	"vagrant"
+	"virtualbox"
+	"vmware"
+	"vsphere"
+	"yandex"
+)
+
+## now loop through the above plugin array
+## update the plugins and the SDK to the latest available version
+for i in "${plugins[@]}"
+do
+   happy=false
+   while ! $happy
+    do
+      echo "upgrading $i"
+      output=$(go get github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-$i)
+      happy=true
+      if [[ $output == *"443: Connection refused"*  ]]; then
+        echo "Try again after 5 seconds"
+        sleep 5
+        happy=false
+      fi
+    done
+   sleep 1
+done
+
+go mod tidy