diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 707dced61f1..c6ee6a2801e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.5.3</version>
+          <version>3.1.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>