diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index e9a2e88..568cda4 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-scoverage" % "1.7.2")
 
 addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-coveralls" % "1.2.7")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-release" % "1.0.15")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-release" % "1.4.0")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.evolution" % "sbt-scalac-opts-plugin" % "0.0.9")