diff --git a/plugin/pom.xml b/plugin/pom.xml
index 0a0c450..2179187 100644
--- a/plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-deploy-plugin.version>2.8.2</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
-        <maven-release-plugin.version>2.5.3</maven-release-plugin.version>
+        <maven-release-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
         
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.2</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>