diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d8c4c026..78d1da2b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5</version>
+        <version>2.5.3</version>
       </plugin>
 
       <plugin>