diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cbffc015..01517f01 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.3</version>
+        <version>3.1.1</version>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>