diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f31e6892..096e9433 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5.3</version>
+                    <version>3.0.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <mavenExecutorId>forked-path</mavenExecutorId>
                     </configuration>