diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d7dd6f28..197e63b7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2.2</version>
+                <version>2.5.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <arguments>-Dgpg.passphrase=${gpg.passphrase}</arguments>
                 </configuration>