diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a768a49..0d349cbf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.1</version>
+                <version>3.1.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                 </configuration>