diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e9ba14e99..fdcaf70a1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0-M6</version>
+          <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
           <configuration>
             <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
             <goals>deploy</goals>