diff --git a/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml b/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
index a8eff0a3bf..371d53ffae 100644
--- a/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
+++ b/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             <!-- The root project runs nexus-staging:release task -->
             <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.13</version>
+            <version>1.7.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
diff --git a/gax-java/pom.xml b/gax-java/pom.xml
index 9adaacbbff..46b7192367 100644
--- a/gax-java/pom.xml
+++ b/gax-java/pom.xml
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
             <!-- The root project runs nexus-staging:release task -->
             <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.13</version>
+            <version>1.7.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
diff --git a/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/samples/pom.xml b/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/samples/pom.xml
index e653958eb4..e2b8437b03 100644
--- a/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/samples/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.13</version>
+        <version>1.7.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a26c57a42a..9196fca21f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
             <!-- The root project runs nexus-staging:release task -->
             <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.13</version>
+            <version>1.7.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>