diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 19a220d2ce..5dc9677173 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.0</version>
+                <version>3.3.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- do not update upstream, with a pending release. -->
                     <pushChanges>false</pushChanges>