diff --git a/functions-framework-api/pom.xml b/functions-framework-api/pom.xml
index 24ac5a35..14a940c3 100644
--- a/functions-framework-api/pom.xml
+++ b/functions-framework-api/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.3</version>
+        <version>3.0.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>default</id>