diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 9a57b00..c1ccfb6 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-scoverage" % "2.0.6")
 
 addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-coveralls" % "1.3.2")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-release" % "1.1.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-release" % "1.4.0")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.evolution" % "sbt-scalac-opts-plugin" % "0.0.9")