diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 94b72ea..f242b67 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <maven-jacoco-plugin.version>0.8.5</maven-jacoco-plugin.version>
         <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>2.7</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
         <maven-jaxb2-plugin.version>0.8.2</maven-jaxb2-plugin.version>
-        <maven.release.plugin.version>3.0.0-M1</maven.release.plugin.version>
+        <maven.release.plugin.version>3.0.0-M4</maven.release.plugin.version>
         <maven.site.plugin.version>3.8.2</maven.site.plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.2</maven-war-plugin.version>