diff --git a/pmd/pom.xml b/pmd/pom.xml
index 0bcdede1a9..3381c0a986 100644
--- a/pmd/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd/pom.xml
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5</version>
+                    <version>2.3.2</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>