diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 758d784..b53a182 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5.1</version>
+                    <version>3.0.1</version>
                 </plugin>
 
             </plugins>