diff --git a/pom.template.xml b/pom.template.xml
index 6622979436..e33389b662 100644
--- a/pom.template.xml
+++ b/pom.template.xml
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.4.4</version>
+                        <version>1.6.5</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>default-deploy</id>