diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2e8cabe..866148d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.6.14</version>
+                        <version>1.7.0</version>
                         <extensions>true</extensions>
                         <configuration>
                             <serverId>sonatype</serverId>
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.6.14</version>
+                        <version>1.7.0</version>
                         <extensions>true</extensions>
                         <configuration>
                             <serverId>sonatype</serverId>