diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7918c0e0..8b0b2473 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.5.3</version>
+				<version>3.0.1</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
 					<preparationGoals>org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-versions-plugin:${tycho-version}:update-eclipse-metadata org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-scm-plugin:${maven-scm-plugin-version}:add org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-scm-plugin:${maven-scm-plugin-version}:checkin</preparationGoals>