diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0d069d85..fe679195 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5.3</version>
+                    <version>3.1.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>