diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 551d7817b462..9dd45b80f104 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -972,6 +972,7 @@
     <spotless.version>2.44.4</spotless.version>
     <maven-site.version>3.21.0</maven-site.version>
     <maven-download-plugin.version>1.2.1</maven-download-plugin.version>
+    <nexus-staging.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging.version>
     <!-- compression -->
     <aircompressor.version>2.0.3</aircompressor.version>
     <brotli4j.version>1.11.0</brotli4j.version>
@@ -3522,7 +3523,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.8</version>
+            <version>${nexus-staging.version}</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <nexusUrl>https://repository.apache.org/</nexusUrl>