diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2e3c2ea..9bcd0c1 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <releaseProfiles>release</releaseProfiles>
                     <goals>deploy</goals>