diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 51624e252805f7014bb08edd4102bf629ca281ac..ebf19c10ed30ba78a633219e3b348dd4bff1d826 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.6.9</version>
+                    <version>1.6.8</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>