diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 66b63843..d20af888 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-github-actions" % "0.24.0")
 
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-scalafmt" % "2.5.2")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.12")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.1")