diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 911690d5..c1d420ab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.1.1</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                             <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>