diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d517621..014994c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.3</version>
+				<version>2.5.3</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<mavenExecutorId>forked-path</mavenExecutorId>
 				</configuration>