diff --git a/opennlp-similarity/pom.xml b/opennlp-similarity/pom.xml
index 6a156e0..176d8ac 100644
--- a/opennlp-similarity/pom.xml
+++ b/opennlp-similarity/pom.xml
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 		      <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
 		      <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-		      <version>1.6.3</version>
+		      <version>1.7.0</version>
 		      <extensions>true</extensions>
 		      <configuration>
 		        <serverId>ossrh</serverId>