diff --git a/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
index b1d3d2890..28fef93bf 100644
--- a/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   </prerequisites>
 
   <properties>
-    <mavenPluginPluginVersion>3.6.0</mavenPluginPluginVersion>
+    <mavenPluginPluginVersion>3.6.1</mavenPluginPluginVersion>
   </properties>
   
   <dependencies>