diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c760b01cf20..b02a118121b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
+        <version>3.2.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <!-- the following settings are important when working with git -->
           <localCheckout>true</localCheckout>