diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f1b082d5e62..88fd07378f3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5.3</version>
+                    <version>3.0.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>