diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b507fd0..8234696 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5.1</version>
+                <version>1.6.8</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>default-deploy</id>