diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a08e363e5..1d9d1620d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     <version.maven.sonar>3.9.1.2184</version.maven.sonar>
 
     <!-- release dependencies -->
-    <version.maven.gpg>3.0.1</version.maven.gpg>
+    <version.maven.gpg>3.1.0</version.maven.gpg>
     <version.sonatype>1.6.13</version.sonatype>
 
     <!-- spring dependencies -->