diff --git a/peass-jmh/pom.xml b/peass-jmh/pom.xml
index 308e63838..e8b144f7f 100644
--- a/peass-jmh/pom.xml
+++ b/peass-jmh/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.13</version>
+        <version>1.7.0</version>
         <extensions>true</extensions>
         <configuration>
           <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>