diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 78860b1c..322b8884 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.0.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <mavenExecutorId>forked-path</mavenExecutorId>
                 </configuration>