diff --git a/library_generation/templates/root-pom.xml.j2 b/library_generation/templates/root-pom.xml.j2
index a713cefa2c..d1bd9efb74 100644
--- a/library_generation/templates/root-pom.xml.j2
+++ b/library_generation/templates/root-pom.xml.j2
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
             <!-- The root project runs nexus-staging:release task -->
             <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.13</version>
+            <version>1.7.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
diff --git a/library_generation/test/resources/test_monorepo_postprocessing/pom-golden.xml b/library_generation/test/resources/test_monorepo_postprocessing/pom-golden.xml
index 44a1df9409..a4e20ad785 100644
--- a/library_generation/test/resources/test_monorepo_postprocessing/pom-golden.xml
+++ b/library_generation/test/resources/test_monorepo_postprocessing/pom-golden.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
             <!-- The root project runs nexus-staging:release task -->
             <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.13</version>
+            <version>1.7.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>