diff --git a/spoon-pom/pom.xml b/spoon-pom/pom.xml
index eab033d798f..8f7467d82ec 100644
--- a/spoon-pom/pom.xml
+++ b/spoon-pom/pom.xml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.1</version>
+                    <version>3.1.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>