diff --git a/jvm-packages/pom.xml b/jvm-packages/pom.xml
index cfccd813d..b7311ade5 100644
--- a/jvm-packages/pom.xml
+++ b/jvm-packages/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.0.1</version>
+                        <version>3.1.1</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                             <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>