diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index e638848e..c9330949 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ addSbtPlugin("org.portable-scala" % "sbt-scala-native-crossproject" % "1.3.2")
 
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-scalafmt" % "2.5.2")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.12")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.1")