diff --git a/klass-api/pom.xml b/klass-api/pom.xml
index bba1b8e7..d26575c8 100644
--- a/klass-api/pom.xml
+++ b/klass-api/pom.xml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.0.1</version>
                 <configuration>
 
                     <releaseProfiles>documentation</releaseProfiles>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2a418482..14350378 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5.3</version>
+                    <version>3.0.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <releaseProfiles>documentation</releaseProfiles>
                         <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>