diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 3a67d95..e72c7f0 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ resolvers += "jgit-repo" at "https://download.eclipse.org/jgit/maven"
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-site" % "1.4.1")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-release" % "1.1.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-release" % "1.3.0")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ghpages" % "0.7.0")