diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 38eb72de2..ca9b4007d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ plugins {
     // publishing
     id 'maven-publish'
     id 'signing'
-    id 'net.researchgate.release' version '2.8.1'
+    id 'net.researchgate.release' version '3.0.2'
     id 'io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin' version '1.0.0'
 }