diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 02a7bf715..a40e80bb6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
             <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>
                     <localCheckout>true</localCheckout>