diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index c6853b1..63a9f25 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.12")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.1")
 
 libraryDependencies += "com.sun.activation" % "javax.activation" % "1.2.0"