diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2162f39c1c..ac8059a0d2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@
 					<argLine>-Xmx512m</argLine>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.5.3</version>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 		<extensions>
 			<extension>