diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e90b5dfd..ee66b7f9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     <revapi-reporter-json-version>0.5.0</revapi-reporter-json-version>
     <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
-    <maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-release-plugin.version>
+    <maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
     <assertj-assertions-generator-maven-plugin.version>2.2.0</assertj-assertions-generator-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
     <maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-dependency-plugin.version>