diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0302b6d558..0fd68103bb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
+                <version>3.0.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- do not update upstream, with a pending release. -->
                     <pushChanges>false</pushChanges>