diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f9f14aff..572a7ba43 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
     <license-maven-plugin.version>4.1</license-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
-    <maven-release-plugin.version>2.5.3</maven-release-plugin.version>
+    <maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-release-plugin.version>
     <maven-bundle-plugin.version>5.1.8</maven-bundle-plugin.version>
     <centralsync-maven-plugin.version>0.1.1</centralsync-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>