diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 7784f74..408b783 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.47deg" % "sbt-microsites" % "1.3.4")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-mdoc" % "2.3.7")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-ghpages" % "0.6.3")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-unidoc" % "0.5.0")
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.10")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.1")