diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 49bb4399..191673ac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.7</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                 <configuration>
                     <serverId>ossrh</serverId>