diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8bebdcaf82d..063326ed255 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
     <maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.0.0-M5</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
     <maven.scr.plugin.version>1.26.4</maven.scr.plugin.version>
     <maven.resources.plugin.version>3.2.0</maven.resources.plugin.version>
-    <maven.release.plugin.version>3.0.0-M5</maven.release.plugin.version>
+    <maven.release.plugin.version>3.0.0-M7</maven.release.plugin.version>
     <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>3.3.1</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
     <maven.source.plugin.version>3.2.1</maven.source.plugin.version>
     <maven.enforcer.plugin.version>3.0.0</maven.enforcer.plugin.version>