diff --git a/jvm-packages/pom.xml b/jvm-packages/pom.xml
index b97eccc01..e662b762a 100644
--- a/jvm-packages/pom.xml
+++ b/jvm-packages/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.0.0</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                             <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>