diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ceee42b90..59a9fcdc9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
                     <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
                     <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
                     <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>60</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
+                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>