diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2456269..f4917d2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     <maven.shade.plugin.version>3.1.1</maven.shade.plugin.version>
     <maven.surefire.plugin.version>2.20.1</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
     <maven.gpg.plugin.version>1.6</maven.gpg.plugin.version>
+    <maven.release.plugin.version>2.5.3</maven.release.plugin.version>
     <apache.rat.plugin.version>0.12</apache.rat.plugin.version>
 
     <!-- maven extensions -->
@@ -382,6 +383,12 @@
             <excludeSubProjects>false</excludeSubProjects>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
+
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${maven.release.plugin.version}</version>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
 
@@ -401,6 +408,10 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
 
     <extensions>