diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f9c7000..d36690a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.rascalmpl</groupId>
                 <artifactId>rascal-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.27.5</version>
+                <version>0.28.0-BOOT1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <bin>${project.build.outputDirectory}</bin>
                     <srcs>
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.1</version>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
                     <arguments>-Drascal.compile.skip -Drascal.tutor.skip -DskipTests</arguments>
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
         <dependency>
         	<groupId>org.rascalmpl</groupId>
         	<artifactId>rascal</artifactId>
-            <version>0.40.4</version>
+            <version>0.40.6</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>