diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 3eb0397..6288e77 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ addSbtPlugin("org.typelevel" % "sbt-tpolecat" % "0.5.2")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-git" % "1.0.2")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.10")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.1")