diff --git a/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
index 8c7702e9d..91a5f0ace 100644
--- a/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>mrm-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0</version>
+            <version>1.4.1</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <goals>