diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c1a135150..4ea60b1fc1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
                     <!-- Plugin for preparing and performing a release (to sonatype central publishing portal / maven central). -->
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.1.1</version>
+                    <version>3.3.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <!-- When updating versions during release, synchronise versions of sub-modules with the parent-pom. -->
                         <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>