diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 58d2402..5e98f7c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.3.2</version>
+                <version>2.5.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <goals>deploy</goals>
                     <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>