diff --git a/gson/pom.xml b/gson/pom.xml
index 56079d9a..2c6ec82e 100644
--- a/gson/pom.xml
+++ b/gson/pom.xml
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1</version>
+        <version>2.2.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <arguments>-DenableCiProfile=true</arguments>
-          <tagBase>https://google-gson.googlecode.com/svn/tags/</tagBase>
+          <tagBase>https://google-gson.googlecode.com/svn/tags</tagBase>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>