diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b1c65e65..9b6001a0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5.3</version>
+                    <version>3.0.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.maven.plugins/maven-gpg-plugin -->
                 <plugin>