diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 87cb5192..de1f8a4c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.3.2</version>
+                <version>2.5</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>