diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 99b9ebfe5..ddd6236df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.0.1</version>
+					<version>3.1.1</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
 						<arguments>-DskipTests=true -Dcbi.jarsigner.skip=false -Pci,generate-p2</arguments>