diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 19d570d..ce122d1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
             <plugin>                
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>                
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>                
-                <version>2.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.0.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>