diff --git a/wls-common/pom.xml b/wls-common/pom.xml
index e3bb03bc4..ddd3eb79c 100644
--- a/wls-common/pom.xml
+++ b/wls-common/pom.xml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.1</version>
+                    <version>3.1.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>