diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 38db8f8..947f393 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>de.jutzig</groupId>
                 <artifactId>github-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.4.0</version>
+                <version>1.6.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <releaseName>v${project.version}</releaseName>
                     <tag>v${project.version}</tag>