diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c8e75ebb..2381ae15 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <awaitility.version>4.2.1</awaitility.version>
     <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-resources-plugin.version>
     <directory-maven-plugin.version>1.0</directory-maven-plugin.version>
-    <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
+    <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     <impsort-maven-plugin.version>1.10.0</impsort-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-install-plugin.version>3.1.3</maven-install-plugin.version>