diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 868a50db..6ae2e9fa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.4.2</version>
+                    <version>2.5.3</version>
                     <dependencies>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>