diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5c7f7d0a4a..65193e5d3c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <release.plugin.version>3.1.1</release.plugin.version>
     <resources.plugin.version>3.3.1</resources.plugin.version>
     <sonar.plugin.version>5.1.0.4751</sonar.plugin.version>
-    <sonatype.plugin.version>0.7.0</sonatype.plugin.version>
+    <sonatype.plugin.version>0.8.0</sonatype.plugin.version>
     <source.plugin.version>3.3.1</source.plugin.version>
     <surefire.plugin.version>3.5.3</surefire.plugin.version>