diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 45b5a8f..f66fa89 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-scoverage" % "2.0.9")
 
 addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-coveralls" % "1.3.11")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.12")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.1")