diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e7f0f4..a526190 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.0.1</version>
                 <dependencies>
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>