diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71f8941..5dbc425 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5.1</version>
+                    <version>2.5.3</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
                         <arguments>-Papache-release</arguments>