diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 00ccc86..2888327 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ The GDSC Test package contains code for use with the JUnit test framework.
     <revapi.version>0.14.7</revapi.version>
     <revapi.java.version>0.27.0</revapi.java.version>
     <license-maven-plugin.version>2.0.0</license-maven-plugin.version>
-    <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.12</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
+    <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
     <org.jacoco.version>0.8.7</org.jacoco.version>
     <org.junit.bom.version>5.9.1</org.junit.bom.version>
     <pmd.version>6.49.0</pmd.version>