diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 18d12512..c749708d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ under the License.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
+          <version>3.0.0-M4</version>
           <configuration>
             <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
             <goals>deploy</goals>