diff --git a/tika-parent/pom.xml b/tika-parent/pom.xml
index 07c232d5d2..9eb12c35a6 100644
--- a/tika-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-parent/pom.xml
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-M6</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
         <configuration>
           <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
         </configuration>