diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 0cebca0..702eec3 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-site-paradox" % "1.5.0")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-mdoc" % "2.3.6")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-scalafmt" % "2.4.3")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe" % "sbt-mima-plugin" % "1.1.3")
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.12")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.1")
 addSbtPlugin("ch.epfl.scala" % "sbt-scalafix" % "0.11.0")