diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2229c1c2..4753446a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.13</version>
+            <version>1.7.0</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>default-deploy</id>