diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7d0555b1..b785e9da 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.5.1</version>
+					<version>2.5.3</version>
 					<dependencies>
 						<dependency>
 							<groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>