diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a35752663..6e0f26287 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -400,9 +400,8 @@
       <profile>
          <id>nexus_staging</id>
          <activation>
-            <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
             <property>
-               <name>useNexusStaging</name>
+               <name>!skipNexusStaging</name>
             </property>
          </activation>
          <build>
@@ -415,7 +414,7 @@
                      as part of building the module. -->
                   <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                   <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                  <version>1.6.5</version>
+                  <version>1.6.7</version>
                   <extensions>true</extensions>
                   <configuration>
                      <serverId>ossrh</serverId>