diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 0edb7d60..a382bd03 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 libraryDependencies += "org.scala-sbt" %% "scripted-plugin" % sbtVersion.value
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.12")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.1")
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-buildinfo" % "0.12.0")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-scalafmt" % "2.5.2")