diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 63419bf7..046c29df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ under the License.
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5.3</version>
+                    <version>3.0.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                     </configuration>