diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fd50f6c..166fc3e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
           <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>