diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index db0d0d8297..5592eacfc6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@
                     <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>
                             <!-- The Base URL of Nexus instance where we want to stage -->