diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3f51b0b7d..4cd73d0c9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
         <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>
             <serverId>ossrh</serverId>