diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 299095f..4acef56 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.8.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
     <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
     <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
-    <maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
+    <maven-release-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
     <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-deploy-plugin.version>3.1.3</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
     <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.3.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>