diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f695a58..de0c654 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.13</version>
+            <version>1.7.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>