diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e4e6dce4..5e68495d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.1</version>
+          <version>3.1.1</version>
           <dependencies>
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>