diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 926bffa92..0deb8ffe1 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.1")
 
 addSbtPlugin("de.heikoseeberger" % "sbt-header" % "5.10.0")