diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a889fc..1beac96 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -153,12 +153,13 @@
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.1</version>
 				<dependencies>
 					<dependency>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
 						<artifactId>maven-scm-provider-gitexe</artifactId>
-						<version>1.8.1</version>
+						<version>2.1.0</version>
 					</dependency>
 				</dependencies>
 			</plugin>