diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7dfce0bbfb43218d6b39254748e09c0574d346c9..66b63efbd90513f80d4f6a64a197a3aae783ef5f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## 1.4.1
 
 * Updated parent pon to v6.
+* Removed explicit version on nexus-staging-maven-plugin plugin, relies on parent now.
 
 ## 1.4.0
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a912d4cccdd0aff6990cc5dd7c21030eea8c43e4..ff40474a57c30e0679c9cacfbbe6c8eb70b7db21 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.7</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                 <configuration>
                     <serverId>ossrh</serverId>