diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eb9ffaa1..d5941749 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@
               <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.apache.resources</groupId>
                 <artifactId>apache-source-release-assembly-descriptor</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5</version>
+                <version>1.7</version>
               </dependency>
             </dependencies>
             <executions>