diff --git a/google-api-client-bom/pom.xml b/google-api-client-bom/pom.xml
index eaa39add8..43fcb5948 100644
--- a/google-api-client-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-api-client-bom/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.6</version>
+        <version>1.6.8</version>
         <extensions>true</extensions>
         <configuration>
           <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 695894df6..bebb0ccfb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.6.6</version>
+          <version>1.6.8</version>
           <extensions>true</extensions>
           <configuration>
             <serverId>ossrh</serverId>