diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e083a43633..548426ce28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.0</version>
+          <version>3.1.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>