diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e58f73c0..b31cba239 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>de.jutzig</groupId>
             <artifactId>github-release-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.1</version>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>github-releases</id>