diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f064321..a4e82fc4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.3</version>
+        <version>3.0.1</version>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>