diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 67f1afc..23f1f67 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.6.14</version>
+                        <version>1.7.0</version>
                         <extensions>true</extensions>
                         <configuration>
                             <serverId>oss-sonatype-releases</serverId>