diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c97d0e7e3f66f5b4def20068d13cbec7959213ec..560517a35ca4dc6b595abd601859caadec60b559 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>1.6.8</version>
                     <extensions>true</extensions>
                     <configuration>
                         <serverId>ossrh</serverId>