diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1f94a9..3b1c8e9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <maven.jacoco.version>0.8.4</maven.jacoco.version>
         <maven.jar.version>3.1.2</maven.jar.version>
         <maven.javadoc.version>3.1.1</maven.javadoc.version>
-        <maven.release.version>2.5.3</maven.release.version>
+        <maven.release.version>3.1.1</maven.release.version>
         <maven.versions.version>2.7</maven.versions.version>
         <maven.surefire.version>3.5.3</maven.surefire.version>
         <maven.source.version>3.1.0</maven.source.version>