diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 4c870c1b0..2a59e02fd 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ resolvers ++= Seq(
 addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-scoverage" % "2.0.9")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-unidoc" % "0.5.0")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-pgp" % "2.2.1")
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-release" % "1.3.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-release" % "1.4.0")
 addSbtPlugin("org.xerial.sbt" % "sbt-sonatype" % "3.10.0")
 addSbtPlugin("pl.project13.scala" % "sbt-jmh" % "0.4.7")
 addSbtPlugin("com.47deg" % "sbt-microsites" % "1.4.4")