Kubuntu Backports PPA
Install a PPA for backports to the current version of the OS.
In order to upgrade your current Plasma version to the latest, launch your terminal and run following command to add Kubuntu backports repository to package manager.
Execution
Run the next command to add the PPA.
Run following package manager command to update APT repositories.
Now run following dist-upgrade command to get new plasma version on your system.