diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4835c4a..c19befb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.6.13</version>
+          <version>1.7.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>