diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0ea2c0d4..538a7a03 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.6.13</version>
+                    <version>1.7.0</version>
                     <extensions>true</extensions>
                     <configuration>
                         <serverId>sonatype-ossrh</serverId>