diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 074ae28e..2e60884f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.8</version>
+            <version>1.6.13</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>