diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index cb7a8187d..b55acb96a 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-scalafmt" % "2.5.5")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-java-formatter" % "0.10.0")
 addSbtPlugin("de.heikoseeberger" % "sbt-header" % "5.10.0")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.9.3")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.11.2")
 
 // remember to bump in Dependencies.scala and samples/grpc/ projects as well if changing
 addSbtPlugin("com.lightbend.akka.grpc" % "sbt-akka-grpc" % "2.5.5")