diff --git a/tasks/pom.xml b/tasks/pom.xml
index 70c02daef13..29d823a3ee7 100644
--- a/tasks/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.8</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <configuration>
           <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
         </configuration>