diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index db867689..2637de48 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 						error message :-( -->
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5.3</version>
+                    <version>3.1.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <localCheckout>true</localCheckout>
                         <pushChanges>false</pushChanges>