diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 82cc165..00db83e 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 addSbtPlugin("com.codecommit" % "sbt-github-actions" % "0.13.0")
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt"   % "sbt-ci-release"     % "1.5.10")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt"   % "sbt-ci-release"     % "1.6.1")