diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 778c1a28a..38041ae82 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.0.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
                     <tagNameFormat>v@{version}</tagNameFormat>