diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e0c955c..180bfee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
         <plugin>
             <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.14</version>
+            <version>1.7.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>