diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 41b4f57294..9353d0dec4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0-beta-9</version>
+                <version>2.0-beta-7</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                 </configuration>