diff --git a/checkstyle-config/pom.xml b/checkstyle-config/pom.xml
index 34c7ebe1..7ee044e2 100644
--- a/checkstyle-config/pom.xml
+++ b/checkstyle-config/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
-    <maven-release-plugin>2.5.3</maven-release-plugin><!-- could be 3.0.0-M1 -->
+    <maven-release-plugin>3.1.1</maven-release-plugin><!-- could be 3.0.0-M1 -->
     <nexus-staging-maven-plugin>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin>
     <versions-maven-plugin>2.15.0</versions-maven-plugin>
     <maven-gpg-plugin>3.0.1</maven-gpg-plugin>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b9e859d4..d1b90748 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <javac.version>9+181-r4173-1</javac.version>
 
-    <maven-release-plugin>2.5.3</maven-release-plugin><!-- could be 3.0.0-M1 -->
+    <maven-release-plugin>3.1.1</maven-release-plugin><!-- could be 3.0.0-M1 -->
     <maven-compiler-plugin>3.11.0</maven-compiler-plugin>
     <nexus-staging-maven-plugin>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin>
     <maven-gpg-plugin>3.0.1</maven-gpg-plugin>