diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 93ac6a6..a331a56 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.6.14</version>
+                    <version>1.7.0</version>
                     <extensions>true</extensions>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>