diff --git a/json-smart/pom.xml b/json-smart/pom.xml
index 55e9ca2c..d84f295c 100644
--- a/json-smart/pom.xml
+++ b/json-smart/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.0.0-M5</version>
+                        <version>3.0.0-M6</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<mavenExecutorId>forked-path</mavenExecutorId>
 							<arguments>-Psonatype-oss-release</arguments>