diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index de77cb09..1f507729 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.5</version>
+        <version>1.7.0</version>
         <extensions>true</extensions>
         <configuration>
           <serverId>cloudbees-nexus-snapshots</serverId>