diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 96f0b4c..e728dd9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.micro-manager.acqengj</groupId>
     <artifactId>AcqEngJ</artifactId>
-    <version>0.38.0</version>
+    <version>0.38.1</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
      <name>AcqEngJ</name>
     <description>Java-based Acquisition engine for Micro-Manager</description>
@@ -102,20 +102,13 @@
       <plugin>
       <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
       <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.8</version>
+      <version>1.6.13</version>
       <extensions>true</extensions>
       <configuration>
        <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
        <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
        <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
       </configuration>
-      <dependencies>
-       <dependency>
-         <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
-         <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
-         <version>1.4.15</version> <!-- apparently this needs to be exactly this version -->
-       </dependency>
-      </dependencies>
       </plugin>
       </plugins>
      </build>