diff --git a/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
index a8c56317..d990d109 100644
--- a/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>mrm-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.0</version>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
             <configuration>
               <repositories>
                 <mockRepo>