diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f33f7f5..a0c14f9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.13</version>
+                <version>1.7.0</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                 <configuration>
                     <serverId>opennms-ossrh</serverId>