diff --git a/matsim/pom.xml b/matsim/pom.xml
index e5716bead27..ba989fc0dff 100644
--- a/matsim/pom.xml
+++ b/matsim/pom.xml
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>3.6.0</version>
+						<version>3.7.0</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<descriptors>
 								<descriptor>src/main/assembly/assembly-release.xml</descriptor>