diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index dcc60e8..2f711cf 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ plugins {
     id("ch.tutteli.gradle.plugins.spek") version tutteliGradleVersion
     id("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt") version "1.19.0"
     id("org.sonarqube") version "3.3"
-    id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "1.1.0"
+    id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "1.3.0"
     // necessary because spek is an unnamed module, drop again in case https://github.com/spekframework/spek/issues/981 is resolved
     id("de.jjohannes.extra-java-module-info") version "0.11"
 }