diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e149f0..b14ada2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
     <profile>
       <id>release</id>
       <properties>
-          <version.maven-release-plugin>3.0.1</version.maven-release-plugin>
+          <version.maven-release-plugin>3.1.1</version.maven-release-plugin>
           <version.maven-gpg-plugin>3.2.4</version.maven-gpg-plugin>
       </properties>
       <build>