diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index caac97de..e657ed33 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     <revapi-maven-plugin.version>0.11.2</revapi-maven-plugin.version>
     <revapi-java.version>0.20.0</revapi-java.version>
     <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.7</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
-    <maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.5</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
+    <maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.6</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
     <maven-release-plugin.version>2.5.3</maven-release-plugin.version>
 
     <!-- Maven Surefire ArgLine -->