diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 98acd6cefc..02987996c7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     <maven-antrun-plugin-version>3.1.0</maven-antrun-plugin-version>
     <maven-assembly-plugin-version>3.7.1</maven-assembly-plugin-version>
     <maven-clean-plugin-version>3.4.0</maven-clean-plugin-version>
-    <maven-release-plugin-version>3.0.1</maven-release-plugin-version>
+    <maven-release-plugin-version>3.1.1</maven-release-plugin-version>
     <maven-eclipse-plugin-version>2.10</maven-eclipse-plugin-version>
     <maven-enforcer-plugin-version>3.5.0</maven-enforcer-plugin-version>
     <maven-war-plugin-version>3.4.0</maven-war-plugin-version>