diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ffc7755db6..8007473d4d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
                     <!-- TODO: Consider switching to using `mvn versions:set` and org.sonatype.plugins:nexus-staging-maven-plugin -->
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.1.1</version>
+                    <version>3.2.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <!-- When updating versions during release, synchronise versions of sub-modules with the parent-pom. -->
                         <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>