diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 752c046..4df0861 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.0.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <mavenExecutorId>forked-path</mavenExecutorId>
                     <localCheckout>true</localCheckout>