diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a438738973..80f891300c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       <plugins>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
+          <version>2.5.3</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>