diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index dde32b06..79232b20 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-unidoc" % "0.5.0")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-site-paradox" % "1.7.0")
 addSbtPlugin("com.lightbend.sbt" % "sbt-publish-rsync" % "0.3")
 addSbtPlugin("com.thoughtworks.sbt-api-mappings" % "sbt-api-mappings" % "3.0.2")
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.12")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.1")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-git" % "2.0.1")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe" % "sbt-mima-plugin" % "1.1.3")