diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c92e682..1fd4243 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.5.1</version>
+                    <version>1.7.0</version>
                     <extensions>true</extensions>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>