diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f1e0c0e6..55c24888 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.7.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.4</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
-        <maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
+        <maven-release-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-release-plugin.version>
         <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-shade-plugin.version>
         <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.4.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>