diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 456c4bf..8bc5be7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>3.1.1</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
         <maven.source.plugin.version>3.1.0</maven.source.plugin.version>
         <maven.jar.plugin.version>3.0.2</maven.jar.plugin.version>
-        <maven.github.release.plugin.version>1.3.0</maven.github.release.plugin.version>
+        <maven.github.release.plugin.version>1.4.0</maven.github.release.plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <scm>