diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7dbbc48d..13017acb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.6</version>
+          <version>3.0.1</version>
           <configuration>
             <!-- Temporary solution to get a release out using gpg version 1 -->
             <useAgent>false</useAgent>