diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 05d8b5eb5..5bdfa1017 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
           <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>ossrepo</serverId>