diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8017da04..f7cb98e4 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.7</version>
+                <!-- check newest version here: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.sonatype.plugins/nexus-staging-maven-plugin -->
+                <version>1.6.13</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                 <configuration>
                     <serverId>ossrh</serverId>