diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 2acbf88..f793569 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // testing for sbt plugins
 libraryDependencies += "org.scala-sbt" %% "scripted-plugin" % sbtVersion.value
-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("com.timushev.sbt" % "sbt-updates" % "0.6.4")