diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index debbaf4..5f35498 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <version.javadoc.plugin>3.7.0</version.javadoc.plugin>
     <version.jar.plugin>3.4.1</version.jar.plugin>
     <version.nexus-staging.plugin>1.7.0</version.nexus-staging.plugin>
-    <version.release.plugin>3.0.1</version.release.plugin>
+    <version.release.plugin>3.1.0</version.release.plugin>
     <version.resources.plugin>3.3.1</version.resources.plugin>
     <version.source.plugin>3.3.1</version.source.plugin>
     <version.surefire.plugin>3.3.0</version.surefire.plugin>