diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e5706b3..fd3a5ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.0.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                     <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>