diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3039b0411b..0fb590a852 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>sonia.scm.maven</groupId>
           <artifactId>smp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.0.0-rc6</version>
+          <version>1.0.0-rc7</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>