diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dc336c1c3..579ddcb0d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.52</version>
+                    <version>2.5</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>