diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b38ac1ae..7d183df0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.13</version>
+            <version>1.7.0</version>
             <configuration>
               <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
             </configuration>