diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 4423ce8..cfdcbb1 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-github-actions" % "0.24.0")
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.12")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.1")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-scalafmt" % "2.5.2")
 addSbtPlugin("io.spray" % "sbt-revolver" % "0.10.0")