diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ebe35093..192f0e8c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.5</version>
+          <version>2.5.3</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>